Guyana vs Panama: Natural population growth rate
Guyana
1.3%
in 2023
Panama
1.1%
in 2023
Guyana rank
88th
Panama rank
91st
Natural population growth rate over time
- Guyana
- Panama
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Guyana ranks 88th and Panama ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Guyana or Panama?
- Guyana, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Guyana and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Panama?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Panama rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Guyana ranks 88th and Panama ranks 91st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.