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Guyana vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Guyana
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Leads on 43 of 111 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 60 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Guyana and Thailand: Guyana leads on Radios (420,000) against Thailand (13.96); Guyana leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (14,000) against Thailand (1.33); Guyana leads on Major Urban Areas Population (110,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people). Across 111 compared metrics, Guyana wins on 43 and Thailand wins on 60.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.72 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.12 points★56.72 points
Radios420,000★13.96
Televisions46,000★15.19
Waterways3304,000★

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.82B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.87B $533.67B $★
Apple Import Volume1.54M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.5 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index55.584.6★
Electricity Consumption790.1★187.7
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels89★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1116★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity428,000★44.89
Electricity Production1.01181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)46.05 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient44.6★35
Gross Fixed Investment29.6★28.8
Gross National Saving10.534.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)53.3 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption10,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports10,480807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line35 people9.9 people★
Public Debt50.7★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)43.4 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption14,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports13,720134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances3.2★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources4.56★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)13.015.72★
Taxes and Other Revenues28.1★14.38
Unemployment Rate10.2 %0.7 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)131,397★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.64★336.69
Continental Shelfouter edge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
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 populatedhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country103 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources271438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.2 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)498.96★142.5
Agricultural land7,212 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)459 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita949.96 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,43064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country44.69 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1076★
Independence26123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)116.6621.16★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita1,720.86 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.4 %1 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)75 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.823.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.2 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 59.46.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3,000455,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)59.33 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.50.63★
Life expectancy at birth76.66 years80.78 years★
Median age of population26.51 years41.03 years★
Population Change3,816.3 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density4.27 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population840,885.5 persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.38
Birth Rate (%)16.68 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate29.9 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)7.05 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age216,417.05 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate292,200★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school6.9 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population110,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.21★169.16
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.98 %★62.64 %
Physician Density1.39 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.35 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums7.98 %★2 %
Total deaths5,179 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.81 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate2.35 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-7,117.6 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate20.11 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.01★
Airports55105★
Civil Air Travel341★

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