Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guyana fits inside Brazil 40 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Guyana: 214,970 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 16 times as long as Guyana’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Guyana: 459 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 219 m above Guyana’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Guyana: 2,775 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 28% of Brazil, versus 3.4% of Guyana
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Guyana: 3.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 255 times as many people as Guyana
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Guyana: 835,986 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Brazil is 6.4 times as densely populated as Guyana
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Guyana: 4 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 3.6 cm taller than in Guyana
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Guyana: 172.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 2.8 cm taller than in Guyana
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Guyana: 159.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 8.3 years older than in Guyana
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Guyana: 25.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guyana have 0.8 more children on average than in Brazil
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Guyana: 2.4 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 7.0% in Guyana
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Guyana: 7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Brazil hosts 31 times as many refugees per resident as Guyana
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Guyana: 0.042 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Guyana: no data
How many official languages?
Brazil and Guyana are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Guyana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 84 times the size of Guyana’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Guyana: $27.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guyana produces 4.2 times as much per person as Brazil
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Guyana: Int$97,899 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Guyana: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Guyana: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Guyana, versus 6.0% in Brazil
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Guyana: 12% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Brazil and Guyana are practically level
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Guyana: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Guyana: no data
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Guyana’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Guyana: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 2 times as much on health per person as Guyana
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Guyana: $505 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 5.7 years longer than in Guyana
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Guyana: 70.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guyana is 89% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Guyana: 23.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 70% more doctors per person than Guyana
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Guyana: 1.4 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Guyana has 29% more hospital beds per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Guyana: 3.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Guyana is 6.2 times that in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Guyana: 54.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 30% in Guyana
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Guyana: 29.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Brazil and Guyana are practically level
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Guyana: 11.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Guyana: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 60% more alcohol than in Guyana
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Guyana: 6.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 18% more meat per person than Guyana
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Guyana: 88.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 105 kcal more food per person per day than Guyana
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Guyana: 3,318 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Guyana: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Guyana went to school 0.28 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Guyana: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guyana welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Guyana: 0.35 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 26 more World Heritage sites than Guyana (26 against 0)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Guyana: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Guyana 1
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Guyana: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 83% in Guyana
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Guyana: 83% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 56% faster than in Guyana
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Guyana: 188 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 93% in Guyana
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Guyana: 93% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 26% in Guyana
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Guyana: 26% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Guyana has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Guyana: 113 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Guyana: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 50 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guyana
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Guyana: 0.01 (2021)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 87% of Guyana, but only 59% of Brazil
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Guyana: 87.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Guyana emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Guyana: 5.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.9% in Guyana
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Guyana: 2.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 3% more fine dust than in Guyana
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Guyana: 14.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Brazil and Guyana are nearly identical here
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Guyana: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guyana are 16% deadlier than in Brazil
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Guyana: 30.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guyana is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Brazil
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guyana: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guyana gets 34% more rain than Brazil
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guyana: 2,224 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Guyana?
Brazil is larger. Guyana fits inside Brazil 40 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Guyana?
Brazil has 255 times as many people as Guyana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Guyana?
People in Brazil live 5.7 years longer than in Guyana. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 70.3 in Guyana.
Are people taller in Brazil or Guyana?
Men in Brazil are 3.6 cm taller than in Guyana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
