Guyana vs Puerto Rico: Population by world region
Guyana
888,954 people
in 2100
Puerto Rico
995,622 people
in 2100
Guyana rank
162nd
Puerto Rico rank
159th
Population by world region over time
- Guyana
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 995,622 people against 888,954 people in Guyana, a difference of 106,668 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 162nd and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 18 and Puerto Rico in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 50,000 people | 605 people | 49,395 people | Guyana |
| 1100s | 55,000 people | 908 people | 54,092 people | Guyana |
| 1200s | 60,000 people | 1,363 people | 58,637 people | Guyana |
| 1300s | 70,000 people | 2,044 people | 67,956 people | Guyana |
| 1400s | 80,000 people | 3,067 people | 76,933 people | Guyana |
| 1500s | 90,000 people | 4,600 people | 85,400 people | Guyana |
| 1600s | 90,000 people | 6,900 people | 83,100 people | Guyana |
| 1700s | 99,759 people | 10,351 people | 89,408 people | Guyana |
| 1710s | 104,510 people | 13,488 people | 91,022 people | Guyana |
| 1720s | 109,486 people | 17,575 people | 91,911 people | Guyana |
| 1730s | 114,700 people | 22,901 people | 91,799 people | Guyana |
| 1740s | 120,162 people | 29,841 people | 90,321 people | Guyana |
| 1750s | 125,884 people | 38,883 people | 87,001 people | Guyana |
| 1760s | 131,878 people | 50,666 people | 81,212 people | Guyana |
| 1770s | 138,158 people | 66,020 people | 72,138 people | Guyana |
| 1780s | 144,737 people | 86,026 people | 58,711 people | Guyana |
| 1790s | 151,630 people | 112,095 people | 39,535 people | Guyana |
| 1800s | 166,034 people | 146,063 people | 19,971 people | Guyana |
| 1810s | 166,034 people | 190,325 people | 24,291 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1820s | 163,465 people | 248,000 people | 84,535 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1830s | 127,648 people | 299,428 people | 171,780 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1840s | 101,190 people | 350,856 people | 249,666 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1850s | 127,122 people | 440,820 people | 313,698 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1860s | 148,488 people | 537,637 people | 389,149 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1870s | 191,470 people | 644,736 people | 453,266 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1880s | 246,293 people | 753,992 people | 507,699 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1890s | 273,149 people | 861,685 people | 588,536 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1900s | 297,513 people | 981,410 people | 683,897 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1910s | 296,177 people | 1.21 million people | 913,253 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1920s | 295,538 people | 1.44 million people | 1.14 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1930s | 303,521 people | 1.67 million people | 1.36 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1940s | 339,001 people | 1.89 million people | 1.55 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | 480,257 people | 2.29 million people | 1.81 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 629,003 people | 2.54 million people | 1.91 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 739,621 people | 2.95 million people | 2.21 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 769,583 people | 3.37 million people | 2.61 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 756,574 people | 3.67 million people | 2.92 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 760,199 people | 3.79 million people | 3.02 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 763,602 people | 3.52 million people | 2.75 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 833,217 people | 3.23 million people | 2.39 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2030s | 882,923 people | 3.02 million people | 2.14 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2040s | 923,952 people | 2.70 million people | 1.78 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2050s | 948,793 people | 2.34 million people | 1.39 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2060s | 959,328 people | 1.99 million people | 1.03 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2070s | 954,202 people | 1.68 million people | 723,457 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2080s | 935,710 people | 1.39 million people | 457,670 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2090s | 907,475 people | 1.13 million people | 221,552 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2100s | 888,954 people | 995,622 people | 106,668 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Guyana or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 995,622 people against 888,954 people in Guyana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Guyana and Puerto Rico?
- 106,668 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Puerto Rico?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Guyana and Puerto Rico rank globally for population by world region?
- Guyana ranks 162nd and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.