Which has higher population by world region, Guyana or Latvia?

Latvia, at 925,371 people against 888,954 people in Guyana as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by world region between Guyana and Latvia?

36,417 people, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Latvia?

318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Latvia: Population by world region

Guyana

888,954 people

in 2100

Latvia

925,371 people

in 2100

Guyana rank

161st

Latvia rank

159th

Population by world region over time

Guyana
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 925,371 people against 888,954 people in Guyana, a difference of 36,417 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.

Guyana ranks 161st and Latvia ranks 159th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 46.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	50,000 people	66,543 people	16,543 people	Latvia
1100s	55,000 people	70,045 people	15,045 people	Latvia
1200s	60,000 people	73,732 people	13,732 people	Latvia
1300s	70,000 people	77,612 people	7,612 people	Latvia
1400s	80,000 people	81,697 people	1,697 people	Latvia
1500s	90,000 people	85,997 people	4,003 people	Guyana
1600s	90,000 people	90,523 people	523 people	Latvia
1700s	99,759 people	95,288 people	4,471 people	Guyana
1710s	104,510 people	111,169 people	6,659 people	Latvia
1720s	109,486 people	129,697 people	20,211 people	Latvia
1730s	114,700 people	151,314 people	36,614 people	Latvia
1740s	120,162 people	176,533 people	56,371 people	Latvia
1750s	125,884 people	205,955 people	80,071 people	Latvia
1760s	131,878 people	240,281 people	108,403 people	Latvia
1770s	138,158 people	280,328 people	142,170 people	Latvia
1780s	144,737 people	327,049 people	182,312 people	Latvia
1790s	151,630 people	381,557 people	229,927 people	Latvia
1800s	166,034 people	590,588 people	424,554 people	Latvia
1810s	165,948 people	590,782 people	424,834 people	Latvia
1820s	147,630 people	637,046 people	489,415 people	Latvia
1830s	113,798 people	748,643 people	634,844 people	Latvia
1840s	111,303 people	880,839 people	769,536 people	Latvia
1850s	136,430 people	1.04 million people	899,022 people	Latvia
1860s	166,449 people	1.22 million people	1.05 million people	Latvia
1870s	215,975 people	1.43 million people	1.21 million people	Latvia
1880s	259,221 people	1.68 million people	1.42 million people	Latvia
1890s	284,703 people	1.97 million people	1.68 million people	Latvia
1900s	297,622 people	2.31 million people	2.01 million people	Latvia
1910s	295,534 people	2.18 million people	1.89 million people	Latvia
1920s	298,288 people	1.85 million people	1.55 million people	Latvia
1930s	317,656 people	1.90 million people	1.58 million people	Latvia
1940s	371,389 people	1.92 million people	1.55 million people	Latvia
1950s	480,257 people	2.00 million people	1.52 million people	Latvia
1960s	629,003 people	2.24 million people	1.61 million people	Latvia
1970s	739,621 people	2.44 million people	1.70 million people	Latvia
1980s	769,583 people	2.58 million people	1.81 million people	Latvia
1990s	756,574 people	2.52 million people	1.76 million people	Latvia
2000s	760,199 people	2.26 million people	1.49 million people	Latvia
2010s	763,602 people	1.99 million people	1.23 million people	Latvia
2020s	833,217 people	1.85 million people	1.02 million people	Latvia
2030s	882,923 people	1.71 million people	831,326 people	Latvia
2040s	923,952 people	1.58 million people	659,716 people	Latvia
2050s	948,793 people	1.45 million people	503,955 people	Latvia
2060s	959,328 people	1.31 million people	354,727 people	Latvia
2070s	954,202 people	1.19 million people	232,790 people	Latvia
2080s	935,710 people	1.08 million people	139,399 people	Latvia
2090s	907,475 people	977,492 people	70,017 people	Latvia
2100s	888,954 people	925,371 people	36,417 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Guyana or Latvia?: Latvia, at 925,371 people against 888,954 people in Guyana as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Guyana and Latvia?: 36,417 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Latvia?: 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Guyana and Latvia rank globally for population by world region?: Guyana ranks 161st and Latvia ranks 159th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.