Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago 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.

• Trinidad and Tobago has about 1.6 times as many people as Guyana: 1.4 million against 835,986 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Guyana ($32,414) is 71% higher than in Trinidad and Tobago ($18,967) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Guyana (19.3%) than in Trinidad and Tobago (-0.8%), a difference of 20.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Guyana (3.3%) than in Trinidad and Tobago (1%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Guyana (12%) than in Trinidad and Tobago (3.3%), a difference of 8.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Trinidad and Tobago can expect to live 3.3 years longer than one born in Guyana: 73.6 years against 70.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Trinidad and Tobago is older: half of its people are over 36.7 years, against 25.6 years in Guyana in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Guyana (83%) than in Trinidad and Tobago (82.2%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Trinidad and Tobago (19.6 tonnes) are about 4.3 times as high as in Guyana (4.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Guyana (87.1%) than in Trinidad and Tobago (44.2%), a difference of 42.9 percentage points in 2024.