Bahamas vs Guyana

Bahamas and Guyana compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Guyana has about 2.1 times as many people as Bahamas: 835,986 against 403,033 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Bahamas ($39,455 in 2024) is 22% higher than in Guyana ($32,414 in 2025).
• The economy grew faster in Guyana (19.3% in 2025) than in Bahamas (3.4% in 2024), a difference of 15.9 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Guyana (3.3%) than in Bahamas (1.1%), a difference of 2.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Guyana (12%) than in Bahamas (9.2%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Bahamas can expect to live 4.4 years longer than one born in Guyana: 74.7 years against 70.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Bahamas is older: half of its people are over 34.6 years, against 25.6 years in Guyana in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bahamas (92.5%) than in Guyana (83%), a difference of 9.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Guyana (4.6 tonnes) are 28% higher than in Bahamas (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Guyana (87.1%) than in Bahamas (50.9%), a difference of 36.2 percentage points in 2024.