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Guyana vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Guyana
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Leads on 39 of 109 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 62 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Guyana and Mexico: Guyana leads on Radios (420,000) against Mexico (31); Guyana leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (14,000) against Mexico (1.98); Guyana leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (428,000) against Mexico (72.56). Across 109 compared metrics, Guyana wins on 39 and Mexico wins on 62.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.72 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.12 points★45.55 points
Radios420,000★31
Televisions46,000★25.6
Waterways3302,900★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.82B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.87B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.5 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index55.586.1★
Electricity Consumption790.1★258.7
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels89★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables11★9
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity428,000★72.56
Electricity Production1.01302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)46.05 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient44.645.4★
Gross Fixed Investment29.6★21.5
Gross National Saving10.521.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)53.3 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption10,000★2.07
Oil Exports01.51★
Oil Imports10,480496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line35 people★41.9 people
Public Debt50.745.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)43.4 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption14,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports13,720867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances3.23.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources4.56★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)13.01★21.89
Taxes and Other Revenues28.1★13.44
Unemployment Rate10.2 %2.8 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)131,397★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.64★441.05
Continental Shelfouter edge of continental margin or 200 nm;natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 populatedmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country103 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources271461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.2 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)498.96★52.44
Agricultural land7,212 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)459 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita949.96 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,43059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country44.69 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions1032★
Independence26★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)169.69130.61★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.416.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.4 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)75 %42 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.821.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.2 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 59.44.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3,000341,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)59.33 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.50.63★
Life expectancy at birth76.66 years80.06 years★
Median age of population26.51 years29.96 years★
Population Change3,816.3 persons1.20M persons★
Population density4.27 per sq. km★67.89 per sq. km
Total population840,885.5 persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.71
Birth Rate (%)16.68 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate29.9 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)7.05 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age216,417.05 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate292,200★60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school6.9 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population110,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.21★169.01
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.98 %77.59 %★
Physician Density1.39 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.35 %0.81 %★
Population living in slums7.98 %15.76 %★
Total deaths5,179 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.81 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate2.35 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-7,117.6 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate20.11 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.48★
Airports551,580★
Civil Air Travel3186★

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