| Attribute |
Guyana × | 
Puerto Rico × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 214,969 | 9,104 |
| Continent | South America | North America |
| Land area (km²) | 196,849 | 8,959 |
| Water area (km²) | 18,120 | 145 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 2,933 | 0 |
| Border countries | - Brazil
- Suriname
- Venezuela
| - |
| Coastline (km) | 459 | 501 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 207 | 261 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,775 | 1,338 |
| People | | |
| Population | 750,204 | 3,189,068 |
| Official languages | | Array of values |
| Religion | Protestant | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Cooperative Republic of Guyana | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
| Short country name | Guyana | Puerto Rico |
| Former name | | - |
| Government type | Parliamentary republic | Presidential democracy |
| Capital | Georgetown | San Juan |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 6,301,000,000 | 130,000,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 3,561,000,000 | 104,200,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.1 | -2.4 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 8,100 | 39,400 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 10.5 | - |
| Labor force | 313,800 | 1,139,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 35 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 1,002,000,000 | 9,268,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,164,000,000 | 9,974,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.69 | - |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 28.1 | 8.9 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.5 | -0.7 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 52.2 | 51.6 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 2 | 1.8 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 5.5 | - |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 13 | 5 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 758,400,000 | - |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 758,400,000 | - |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,903,000,000 | - |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 610,900,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | -237,000,000 | 0 |
| Exports (USD) | 1,439,000,000 | 73,170,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 1,626,000,000 | 49,010,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 565,400,000 | - |
| External debt (USD) | 1,690,000,000 | 56,820,000,000 |
| National currency | Guyanese dollars | US Dollar |
| National currency (code) | GYD | USD |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 207 | - |