Belize vs Guyana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Belize
175,776 people
in 2025
Guyana
221,464 people
in 2025
Belize rank
183rd
Guyana rank
181st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Belize
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 221,464 people against 175,776 people in Belize, a difference of 45,688 people.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 183rd and Guyana ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42,785 people | 136,936 people | 94,150 people | Guyana |
| 1960s | 56,121 people | 186,399 people | 130,279 people | Guyana |
| 1970s | 69,408 people | 220,565 people | 151,157 people | Guyana |
| 1980s | 80,134 people | 227,247 people | 147,113 people | Guyana |
| 1990s | 97,096 people | 221,943 people | 124,848 people | Guyana |
| 2000s | 128,930 people | 211,436 people | 82,506 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 155,481 people | 201,691 people | 46,210 people | Guyana |
| 2020s | 171,055 people | 217,776 people | 46,721 people | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Belize or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 221,464 people against 175,776 people in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Belize and Guyana?
- 45,688 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guyana?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Guyana rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Belize ranks 183rd and Guyana ranks 181st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.