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Guyana

Latin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeCapital: Georgetown201,289 observations
Population
835,986
world rank #164 / 217
GDP
27.1B
world rank #119 / 186
GDP / capita
83,658.7
world rank #8 / 185
Life expectancy
70.3
world rank #151 / 217

Governance

553 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile40.8#117Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile49.4#108Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile69.6#91Rule of Law0-100 percentile51.2#120
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,465 indicators
GDPcurrent US$27.1B#119GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $83,658.7#8GDP growth%19.3%#1Inflation%3.3%#93
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

122 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$18.69B#82Merchandise importscurrent US$10.22B#115Exports of goods & services% GDP84.6%#9Imports of goods & services% GDP109.7%#6
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,121 indicators
Life expectancyyears70.3#151Infant mortalityper 1k births23.2#93Maternal mortalityper 100k75#50Health spending% GDP2.5%#188
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,021 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross91.4%#61Education spending% GDP4.5%#77Adult literacy%85.6%#30Primary enrollment% gross97.6%#81
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,211 indicators
Populationpeople835,986#164Population growth%0.59%#131Urban population%26.5%#191Fertility ratebirths/woman2.4#82
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

248 indicators
Electricity access% pop93%#26Renewable energy share%12.1%#36Forest area% land87.1%#6CO₂ per capitat5.4#55
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

217 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop90.5%#24Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.660.6#114Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

358 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area8.4%#128Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.6%#16Capture fisheries productiontonnes36,920#113
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

279 indicators
Agricultural land% land area3.4%#199Cereal yieldkg per hectare6,028.1#28Aquaculture productiontonnes1,809#123Food production index2014-16 = 100111.7#76
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

69 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people112.6#104Secure internet serversper 1M people175.7#155Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people15#82
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

545 indicators
Gini indexindex45.1#34Extreme poverty% pop13%#17Internet users% pop83%#86Homicide rateper 100k19.1#71
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

363 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.9#28Hazard & exposure0-103.3#28Vulnerability0-103.8#27
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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