Guyana

Latin America & Caribbean·High income

Population: 826K; 163rd of 217
GDP: $24.8B; 120th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $29,884; 56th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 70.2; 151st of 217
Human development: 0.714; 106th of 189 · 2021

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Guyana

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small, hydrocarbon-driven South American export economy; major forest coverage being leveraged in carbon credit offsets to encourage preservation; strengthening financial sector; large bauxite and gold resources

Area: 214,969 km²
Languages: English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak…
Resources: bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
Borders: Brazil 1,308 km; Suriname; Venezuela

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian65.9%▲ 2.0pt
Hindu23.4%▼ 1.4pt
Muslim6.5%
Unaffiliated2.9%
Other1.2%

Religious diversity: 5.9 / 10 · high · 30th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

GUY

ABW

BRB

URY

GDP

current US$

$24.8B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

-$1.14B–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

105.4%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

8%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

74.3%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

–––

Population

people

826K–––

Population density

people per km²

4.2–––

Urban population

% of total

27.2%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

2.4–––

Net migration

people

-5,407–––

Population under 15

% of total

29.2%–––

Population 65+

% of total

6.7%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

3%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

4.5%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

13.5K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

1,621.6–––

Electricity generation

TWh

1.3–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

5.9–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

2.9%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

–––

Global Peace Index

1–5

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

0.6%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#120/214

$24.8B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#56/214

$29,8842024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#35/203

$54,729latest

GDP growth

annual %

#1/214

43.4%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#67/207

$20,2202024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#55/213

2.4%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#189/201

-$1.14B2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#26/205

105.4%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#88/206

8%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#1/208

74.3%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#160/187

12%latest

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

#83/144

2.762023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#163/217

826Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#209/216

4.2latest

Urban population

% of total

#193/215

27.2%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#151/217

70.2latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#82/217

2.4latest

Net migration

people

#142/217

-5,4072024

Population under 15

% of total

#78/217

29.2%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#124/217

6.7%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#137/196

23.8latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#130/196

25.7latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#176/192

3%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#103/195

1.4latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#95/160

90%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#85/199

4.5%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#153/194

11.6%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#96/210

81.7%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#109/214

112.62022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#105/208

12.92022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#155/215

175.72024

Access to electricity

% of population

#141/215

98.9%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#100/198

13.5K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#120/202

1,621.62023

Electricity generation

TWh

#149/202

1.32023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#161/202

6.7%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#163/202

93.3%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#65/204

4.52024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#151/204

5.42024

Share of global CO₂

#139/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#174/193

13.82023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#192/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#175/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#182/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#164/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#181/210

0.6512024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#82/175

0.5152025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#91/175

0.3282025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#57/175

0.8472025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#88/175

0.5072025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#60/175

0.7612025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#87/178

402022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#98/193

-0.2962022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#103/193

-0.2662022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#110/193

-0.3142022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#95/193

0.02712022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#70/175

0.812025

Conflict & Security

Organized violence since 1989 — every battle death georeferenced by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program

theme overview →

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#63/126

02025

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#78/126

02025

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

#79/126

02025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#30/193

5.92020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#103/193

2.9%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#106/189

0.7142021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#114/170

0.4542021

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

#74/164

5.992011

Global Peace Index

1–5

#103/158

2.132023

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#144/161

0.6%latest

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