Guyana vs UNDEV - Central America: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Guyana
34.34
in 2025
UNDEV - Central America
30.41
in 2025
Guyana rank
5th
UNDEV - Central America rank
2nd
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Guyana
- UNDEV - Central America
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 34.34 against 30.41 in UNDEV - Central America, a difference of 3.93.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times UNDEV - Central America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was UNDEV - Central America ahead.
Guyana ranks 5th and UNDEV - Central America ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and UNDEV - Central America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | UNDEV - Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.81 | 51.48 | 1.67 | UNDEV - Central America |
| 1960s | 53.78 | 53.66 | 0.1232 | Guyana |
| 1970s | 52.31 | 53.75 | 1.44 | UNDEV - Central America |
| 1980s | 46.81 | 50.12 | 3.31 | UNDEV - Central America |
| 1990s | 42.87 | 44.83 | 1.96 | UNDEV - Central America |
| 2000s | 41.18 | 40.05 | 1.13 | Guyana |
| 2010s | 36.85 | 35.19 | 1.65 | Guyana |
| 2020s | 34.59 | 31.55 | 3.04 | 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, Guyana or UNDEV - Central America?
- Guyana, at 34.34 against 30.41 in UNDEV - Central America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Guyana and UNDEV - Central America?
- 3.93, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and UNDEV - Central America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and UNDEV - Central America rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Guyana ranks 5th and UNDEV - Central America ranks 2nd 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.