Belize vs Guyana: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Belize
31.58
in 2025
Guyana
34.34
in 2025
Belize rank
8th
Guyana rank
5th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Belize
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 34.34 against 31.58 in Belize, a difference of 2.76.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Belize ranks 8th and Guyana ranks 5th of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.66 | 49.81 | 2.14 | Guyana |
| 1960s | 53.18 | 53.78 | 0.6058 | Guyana |
| 1970s | 54.26 | 52.31 | 1.95 | Belize |
| 1980s | 51.38 | 46.81 | 4.56 | Belize |
| 1990s | 49.54 | 42.87 | 6.67 | Belize |
| 2000s | 44.76 | 41.18 | 3.58 | Belize |
| 2010s | 38.68 | 36.85 | 1.83 | Belize |
| 2020s | 33.12 | 34.59 | 1.47 | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Belize or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 34.34 against 31.58 in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Belize and Guyana?
- 2.76, 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 percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Belize ranks 8th and Guyana ranks 5th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of children as a proportion of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.