World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guyana is 93% bigger than the median country
Guyana: 214,970 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Guyana’s coastline is 4% longer than the median country’s
Guyana: 459 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guyana’s highest peak towers 440 m above the median country’s
Guyana: 2,775 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 3.4% of Guyana
Guyana: 3.4% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 8.9 times as many people as Guyana
Guyana: 835,986 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 25 times as densely populated as Guyana
Guyana: 4 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 1.4 cm taller than in Guyana
Guyana: 172.2 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 1.0 cm taller than in Guyana
Guyana: 159.6 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 5.5 years older than in Guyana
Guyana: 25.6 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guyana have 0.5 more children on average than in the median country
Guyana: 2.4 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 7.0% in Guyana
Guyana: 7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 20 times as many refugees per resident as Guyana
Guyana: 0.042 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guyana: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Guyana and the median country are practically level
Guyana: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 68% larger than Guyana’s
Guyana: $27.1 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guyana produces 4.6 times as much per person as the median country
Guyana: Int$97,899 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Guyana: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Guyana: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Guyana, versus 5.1% in the median country
Guyana: 12% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Guyana 1.0%
Guyana: 1% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Guyana: no data · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Guyana’s
Guyana: 33% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guyana spends 7% more on health per person than the median country
Guyana: $505 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 4.3 years longer than in Guyana
Guyana: 70.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guyana is 83% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Guyana: 23.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 21% more doctors per person than Guyana
Guyana: 1.4 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Guyana has 34% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Guyana: 3.2 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Guyana is 5.5 times that in the median country
Guyana: 54.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Guyana are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Guyana: 29.8% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 12% in Guyana
Guyana: 11.7% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Guyana: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guyana drink 50% more alcohol than in the median country
Guyana: 6.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guyana has 58% more meat per person than the median country
Guyana: 88.7 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guyana has 380 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Guyana: 3,318 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Guyana: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 1.2 years longer than in Guyana
Guyana: 8.7 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guyana welcomed 2% more tourists per resident than the median country (2019)
Guyana: 0.35 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 3 more World Heritage sites than Guyana (3 against 0)
Guyana: 0 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Guyana 1
Guyana: 1 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Guyana are online, versus 82% in the median country
Guyana: 83% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Guyana is 17% faster than in the median country
Guyana: 188 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 93% in Guyana
Guyana: 93% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 26% in Guyana
Guyana: 26% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guyana 113
Guyana: 113 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Guyana: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 27 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guyana
Guyana: 0.01 (2021) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 87% of Guyana, but only 33% of the median country
Guyana: 87.1% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Guyana emits 82% more CO₂ than someone in the median country
Guyana: 5.4 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.9% in Guyana
Guyana: 2.9% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 12% more fine dust than in Guyana
Guyana: 14.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.5 times as likely to be murdered in Guyana as in the median country
Guyana: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guyana are 62% deadlier than in the median country
Guyana: 30.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guyana is on average 2.7 °C warmer than the median country
Guyana: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guyana gets 2.2 times as much rain as the median country
Guyana: 2,224 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guyana bigger than the median country?
Guyana is larger. Guyana is 93% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Guyana or the median country?
The median country has 8.9 times as many people as Guyana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guyana or the median country?
People in the median country live 4.3 years longer than in Guyana. Life expectancy at birth is 70.3 years in Guyana and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Guyana or the median country?
Men in the median country are 1.4 cm taller than in Guyana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
