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Guyana vs Haiti
Side-by-side comparison of Guyana and Haiti from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Guyana
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 60 years
Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 222 years
In short
Guyana scores 45.8 in the NationsTree Index (104th in the world) and Haiti scores 15.5 (195th), a gap of 30.2 points. Their trees are 5.2 m and 3.0 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Haiti has 14 times the population of Guyana. Guyana is 7.7 times larger than Haiti by land area. Guyana has an economy 2.2 times the size of Haiti (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Guyana 835,986 and Haiti 11.9 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $97,899 in Guyana and $3,134 in Haiti (2025, international dollars). People in Guyana live on average 5.2 years longer (70.3 vs 65.1 years).
Of 29 indicators reported by both countries, Guyana ranks higher in the world on 23 and Haiti on 6. Guyana is clearly stronger in trade, institutions & safety and economy. Haiti is clearly stronger in tourism, main industries and land & people.
As a nation, Haiti is the older of the two (statehood since 1804, 222 years), compared with Guyana (since 1966). Over the last five years Guyana improved faster (direction score 91 vs 13 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Guyana and Haiti.
Guyanabetter
19.3%
1st of 210
Haiti
-2.7%
206th of 210
GDP per person (PPP)Economy
Guyanabetter
$97,899
9th of 199
Haiti
$3,134
185th of 199
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Guyanabetter
98%
20th of 193
Haiti
60%
184th of 193
Renewable freshwater per personNatural resources
Guyanabetter
293,317
2nd of 183
Haiti
1,131
124th of 183
CO₂ emissions per personEnvironment & energy
Guyana
4.56
145th of 203
Haitibetter
0.30
30th of 203
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Guyana overtook Haiti in GDP (PPP) in 2023 and has stayed ahead since.
Guyana has been ahead of Haiti in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1996.
Guyana has been ahead of Haiti in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Haiti has been ahead of Guyana in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
GuyanaHaiti All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Guyana | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 214,97084th/216 · 2024 | 27,750144th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 211,14083rd/216 · 2024 | 27,560142nd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 835,986164th/217 · 2025 | 11.9 m82nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.59%131st/217 · 2025 | 1.13%94th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 3.9211th/216 · 2024 | 427.228th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 26.5%202nd/217 · 2025 | 55.6%143rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 28.9%76th/217 · 2025 | 30.8%68th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 7.0%125th/217 · 2025 | 4.8%154th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $27.10 bn120th/210 · 2025 | $32.08 bn112th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $81.84 bn110th/199 · 2025 | $37.31 bn143rd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $69.94 bn110th/199 · 2025 | $31.88 bn143rd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $32,41453rd/210 · 2025 | $2,694167th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $97,8999th/199 · 2025 | $3,134185th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $28,47051st/201 · 2025 | $2,010166th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 19.3%1st/210 · 2025 | -2.7%206th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 3.3%98th/180 · 2025 | 28.6%173rd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 12.0%162nd/187 · 2025 | 14.9%171st/187 · 2025 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 28.9%31st/189 · 2025 | 12.3%12th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -5.5%159th/192 · 2025 | -0.3%42nd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 7.7%86th/197 · 2025 | 15.8%52nd/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 75.1%1st/200 · 2025 | 27.5%66th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 1.9%177th/192 · 2025 | 20.2%18th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 14.8%200th/200 · 2025 | 54.2%127th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $698.0 m2005 | $500.4 m167th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $905.1 m2005 | $4.60 bn141st/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 84.6%2005 | 1.6%182nd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 109.7%2005 | 14.3%178th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 194.4%2005 | 15.9%182nd/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 88.9%5th/170 · 2025 | 2.2%2017 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 0.2%170th/171 · 2025 | 64.3%2017 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 1.7%156th/171 · 2025 | 23.3%2017 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 1.0%135th/171 · 2025 | 9.5%2017 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 13.3%54th/168 · 2024 | — |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 21.4%4th/191 · 2025 | 1.4%65th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 33.1%4th/196 · 2025 | 0.0%174th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 33.7%7th/209 · 2021 | 0.3%143rd/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 22.08%8th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 9.38%13th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 2.22%33rd/209 · 2021 | 0.33%78th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 0.4%196th/206 · 2024 | 36.5%18th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 293,3172nd/183 · 2022 | 1,131124th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 86,400169th/194 · 2020 | 938,000100th/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $28.0 m2003 | $620.0 m89th/175 · 2018 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 4.2%2003 | 34.8%23rd/168 · 2018 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 70.3151st/217 · 2024 | 65.1190th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 25.2132nd/196 · 2024 | 52.8170th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.3995th/174 · 2020 | 0.29134th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.253rd/145 · 2023 | 4.925th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 98%20th/193 · 2024 | 60%184th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 57.0%2019 | 31.0%2017 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 91.4%96th/173 · 2024 | — |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | — | 19.5%2012 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 10.9%123rd/217 · 2025 | 7.4%153rd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 2.5%189th/193 · 2023 | 3.2%174th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 85.6%62nd/98 · 2020 | 68.0%2017 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 26.4%109th/150 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.77689th/193 · 2023 | 0.554166th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 45.11998 | 41.12012 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 13.0%1998 | 40.4%2012 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 93.0%157th/215 · 2024 | 53.9%195th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 67.2%91st/150 · 2024 | — |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 43.4%93rd/144 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users % of population | 83.0%91st/186 · 2024 | 47.9%149th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 113114th/210 · 2022 | 65185th/210 · 2022 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 12.9107th/208 · 2022 | 0.3184th/208 · 2022 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.4096th/164 · 2022 | 1.80161st/164 · 2022 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 7,512153rd/161 · 2021 | 74,542139th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 4.56145th/203 · 2024 | 0.3030th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 12.1%134th/212 · 2022 | 76.7%22nd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 16.9100th/200 · 2023 | 15.890th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 87.1%6th/214 · 2024 | 13.5%150th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 6612007 | 325140th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 55.495th/205 · 2025 | 10.6204th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 40.4122nd/207 · 2025 | 17.0199th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 53.5118th/207 · 2025 | 32.0195th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 69.299th/207 · 2025 | 41.4184th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 48.5128th/205 · 2025 | 29.5194th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 58.999th/205 · 2025 | 35.1166th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 19.1128th/145 · 2023 | 41.2139th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $247.6 m118th/156 · 2025 | $39.1 m146th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.0%116th/156 · 2025 | 0.1%153rd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 4.0%109th/154 · 2025 | 2.4%135th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 3,000152nd/170 · 2020 | 1,000161st/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 1.04%63rd/168 · 2020 | 0.02%165th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 5.0 m129th/163 · 2025 | 1.0 m150th/163 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| Patent applications by residents applications | 2123rd/137 · 2024 | 22014 |
| Scientific articles articles | 50155th/197 · 2023 | 38160th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Guyana or Haiti?
Haiti has the larger population: 11.9 m (2025) compared with 835,986 for Guyana (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Guyana or Haiti?
Guyana is larger: 214,970 km² (2024) compared with 27,750 km² for Haiti (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Guyana or Haiti?
Guyana has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $81.84 bn intl. (2025) compared with $37.31 bn intl. for Haiti (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Guyana or Haiti?
Guyana has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $97,899 intl. (2025) compared with $3,134 intl. for Haiti (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Guyana or Haiti?
Guyana has the higher life expectancy at birth: 70.3 years (2024) compared with 65.1 years for Haiti (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Guyana or Haiti?
Guyana spends more on the military: $247.6 m (2025) compared with $39.1 m for Haiti (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Guyana or Haiti?
Guyana: 45.8 points (104th in the world); Haiti: 15.5 points (195th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Guyana vs Haiti — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/guyana-vs-haiti. Data as of 26 October 2026.