Which has higher population, Bhutan or Guyana?

Guyana, at 826,357 people against 786,386 people in Bhutan as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Bhutan and Guyana?

39,971 people, with Guyana ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Guyana: Population

Bhutan

786,386 people

in 2023

Guyana

826,357 people

in 2023

Bhutan rank

166th

Guyana rank

164th

Population over time

Bhutan
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 826,357 people against 786,386 people in Bhutan, a difference of 39,971 people.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 166th and Guyana ranks 164th of 236 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	192,832 people	480,257 people	287,425 people	Guyana
1960s	258,696 people	629,003 people	370,306 people	Guyana
1970s	361,369 people	739,621 people	378,252 people	Guyana
1980s	501,792 people	769,583 people	267,791 people	Guyana
1990s	568,357 people	756,574 people	188,217 people	Guyana
2000s	651,199 people	760,199 people	109,000 people	Guyana
2010s	735,419 people	763,602 people	28,183 people	Guyana
2020s	778,192 people	817,741 people	39,549 people	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Bhutan or Guyana?: Guyana, at 826,357 people against 786,386 people in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Bhutan and Guyana?: 39,971 people, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Guyana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Guyana rank globally for population?: Bhutan ranks 166th and Guyana ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.