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Guyana vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Guyana
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Leads on 44 of 117 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 67 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Guyana and Malaysia: Guyana leads on Radios (420,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Guyana leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (292,200) against Malaysia (18.26); Guyana leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (428,000) against Malaysia (33). Across 117 compared metrics, Guyana wins on 44 and Malaysia wins on 67.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.72 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.12 points★56.09 points
Radios420,000★10.9
Televisions46,000★10.8
Waterways3307,200★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.82B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.87B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)32.33 %★22.4 %
Apple Import Volume1.54M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.5 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index55.583.3★
Electricity Consumption790.1★136.9
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels89★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables11★4
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity428,000★33
Electricity Production1.01148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)46.05 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient44.6★41.1
Gross Fixed Investment29.6★25.2
Gross National Saving10.528.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)53.3 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption10,000561,000★
Oil Exports0644,900★
Oil Imports10,480355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line35 people5.6 people★
Public Debt50.7★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)43.4 USD★5.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption14,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports13,720304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances3.2★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources4.56★1.57
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)33.285★
Taxes and Other Revenues28.1★11.65
Top Exporting Countries698.04M USD162.05B USD★
Unemployment Rate10.2 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate54.99 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)131,397★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.64★260.01
Continental Shelfouter edge of continental margin or 200 nm;200
Population Distributionpopulation is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with notable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populateda highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation8.37 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country103 Cubic meters per year★64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources271580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.2 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)498.96★209.87
Agricultural land7,212 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)459 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita949.96 cubic meters per inhabitant★611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,4304,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country44.69 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions1013★
Independence2631★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water67.17 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)169.6913.01★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.421.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,720.86 USD★1,703.34 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.4 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)75 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.2 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,000★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People2 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 59.4★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3,000136,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)59.33 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.50.65★
Life expectancy at birth76.66 years80.87 years★
Median age of population26.51 years31.44 years★
Population Change3,816.3 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density4.27 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population840,885.5 persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.29
Birth Rate (%)16.68 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate29.9 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)7.05 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age216,417.05 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate292,200★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school6.9 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population110,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.21★167.88
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.98 %83.21 %★
Physician Density1.39 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.35 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums7.98 %★0.2 %
Total deaths5,179 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.81 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate2.35 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-7,117.6 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate20.11 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.58★
Airports55100★
Civil Air Travel353★

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