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Guyana vs Singapore: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Guyana
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Leads on 43 of 107 metrics
Singapore
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Leads on 46 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Guyana and Singapore: Guyana leads on Radios (420,000) against Singapore (2.60); Guyana leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (292,200) against Singapore (3.72); Guyana leads on Televisions (46,000) against Singapore (1.33). Across 107 compared metrics, Guyana wins on 43 and Singapore wins on 46.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.72 %94.29 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.12 points★45.78 points
Radios420,000★2.6
Televisions46,000★1.33
Waterways5,900none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.82B $★151.19M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.87B $655.64B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.5 %★2.15 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %★5.28 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★4.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index55.589.6★
Electricity Consumption790.1★47.69
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels8998★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants00
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables11★2
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity428,000★13.35
Electricity Production1.0148.66★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)46.05 USD per capita643.26 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient44.645.9★
Gross Fixed Investment29.6★24.7
Gross National Saving10.546.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)53.3 %★4.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption012.97★
Natural Gas Exports0622.9★
Natural Gas Imports013.48★
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption10,000★1.08
Oil Exports01.37★
Oil Imports10,480★2.05
Oil Production010,910★
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line35 peopleNA
Public Debt50.7★175.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)43.4 USD★4.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption14,000★1.32
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.82★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports13,720★2.34
Refined Petroleum Products Production0755,000★
Remittances3.2★0
Revenue from Forest Resources4.56★0
Taxes and Other Revenues28.1★12.03
Unemployment Rate10.2 %3.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)131,397★2.85M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.64★238.96
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 urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country103 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources271600★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.2 %49.48 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)498.96★135.71
Agricultural land7,212 sq. km★6.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)459 km★193 km
Dam capacity per capita949.96 cubic meters per inhabitant★13.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,430★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Rule of Law Index by Country44.69 %99.12 %★
Administrative Divisions10no first-order administrative divisions; five community development councils: Central Singapore Development Council, North East Development Council, North West Development Council, South East Development Council, South West Development Council (2019)
Independence26★9
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)169.694.04★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★11.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.4 %0.2 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)75 %6 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.830.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.2 %6.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,0008,000★
Underweight Children Under 59.4NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3,00059,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Currently married (Percent)59.33 %★44.72 %
Human Capital Index0.50.91★
Life expectancy at birth76.66 years86.7 years★
Median age of population26.51 years36.4 years★
Population Change3,816.3 persons45,398.3 persons★
Population density4.27 per sq. km★8,765.9 per sq. km
Total population840,885.5 persons5.91M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.47
Birth Rate (%)16.68 %★8.77 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate29.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.05 %4.38 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★2.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age216,417.05 persons1.58M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate292,200★3.72
Learning-adjusted years of school6.9 years13.21 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population110,000 people★6.08 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.21172.57★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.98 %99.87 %★
Physician Density1.39 people/sq km2.83 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.35 %0.85 %★
Population living in slums7.98 %★0 %
Total deaths5,179 persons★30,652.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.81 %★38.25 %
Total fertility rate2.35 per woman★0.96 per woman
Total net-migration-7,117.6 persons25,046.1 persons★
Under-five mortality rate20.11 per live births2.12 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.464.21★
Airports55★9
Civil Air Travel338★

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