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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Guyana

Against high income countries, Guyana ranks 16th of 58 on gender and 66th of 67 on labour. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Guyana with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Guyana reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.5474 of 17948 of 58moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.33151 of 19355 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.39126 of 19968 of 72proxy +0.81
Infrastructure score 2022+0.81123 of 21078 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+1.2924 of 18616 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.65179 of 21365 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.09123 of 19566 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Guyana, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate19.1per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated2.91%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share65.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share6.5%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households11.9%% of households2019no agreed direction
One-person households15.8%% of households2019no agreed direction
Women in a union59%% of women aged 15-492020no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)5.38marriages per 1,000 people2017no agreed direction

demography

Median age25.6years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27years2023no agreed direction
Population835,986people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.588%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization26.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+6.98%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1428.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.4births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate19.9per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-5,092people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population6.5%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.776index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$83,659international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$18,313international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$39,192US$2025higher is better
GDP growth19.3%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation3.33%% per year2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows35%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Military spending0.868%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture12.2%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion99.2%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling13years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling8.7years2023higher is better
Education spending4.45%% of GDP2018no agreed direction
Primary enrollment97.6%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment91.4%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment26.4%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy85.6%% of adults2020higher is better
Compulsory schooling6years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary18%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio23.2pupils per teacher2012higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita4.56t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area87.1%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land3.41%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land8.4%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.427index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.992ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.81index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers35.3%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament36.1%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management42.1%% of managers2021higher is better
Married by 1832.3%% of women aged 20-242020higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index39index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share38.7%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating37.7per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.515index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.328index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.283index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.489index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.507index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.771index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.821index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.855index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.768index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration98.1%% of children under 52020higher is better
Control of corruption-0.347index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.334index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.0982index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.447index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.107index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.216index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy70.3years2024higher is better
Infant mortality23.2per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality25.2per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending2.47%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate24.8per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds3.24per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access95.6%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation91.3%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting7.1%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility68.5births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality75per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance97.6%% of births2020higher is better
Alcohol consumption5.04litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use11.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths22.3per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians1.39per 1,000 people2020higher is better
DTP3 immunisation98%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence1.6%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence67per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality25.4%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women37.5%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending26.3%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity25.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity30.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index73index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

infrastructure

Internet users83%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions113per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access93%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population11.3%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband12.9per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Informal employment51%% of employment2019higher is worse
Unemployment12%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation47.4%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation63.3%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study44.8%% of 15 to 24 year olds2021higher is worse
Vulnerable employment25.3%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction5.99score (0-10)2011higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Guyana

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Also high income, in other regions: American Samoa, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Hong Kong SAR, China, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao SAR, China, and more on the full list of countries.