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🇬🇾 Guyana

Co-operative Republic of Guyana

GUY GY $ Guyanese dollar (GYD)

Every statistic we track for Guyana — 75 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$95,477

#11 of 191

Life expectancy

64.0 yrs

#149 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.33

#92 of 179

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📈 Economy

Bank Branches 8 #105/153 2024
Current Account Balance 21.5% #3/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 208.5 #43/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #123/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -6.4% #161/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 34 #113/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 97.8 #105/191 2026
GDP per Capita 33,167 #45/190 2026
GDP per Capita (PPP) 95,477 #11/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.9% #81/184 2019
Government Debt 29.2% #154/185 2026
Income per Person 5,494 #118/183 2018
Income per Person 5,494 #118/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 4.1% #68/191 2026
Real GDP Growth 16.2% #1/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #110/191 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.4 #81/217 2024
Median Age 26.5 #158/235 2026
Population 0.8 #165/229 2013
Population 1 #154/191 2026
Population Density 4.3 #226/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 342 #127/195 2025
Urban Population 26.5% #197/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 98.9% #140/214 2023
Internet Users 83% #87/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 112.6 #104/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 28.6% #66/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 6 #85/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 2.5 #65/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 3% #173/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 40% #79/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 23.8 #60/191 2023
Life Expectancy 64 #149/188 2013
Life Expectancy 66.8 #143/186 2020
Suicide Rate 26.3 #3/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 12.5% #122/167 2022
Undernourishment 2.5% #129/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 73 #95/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 8.5 #91/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 4.6 #59/203 2024
Renewable Electricity 2.9% #173/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #58/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.5 #98/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.4 #110/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 39 #92/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 39 #91/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #108/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #76/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #83/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #142/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 73 #78/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #70/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #72/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.1 #100/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #90/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #92/179 2025
Military Spending 1% #111/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #91/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.5 #90/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 60.1 #75/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.5 #96/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.1 #97/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 59.6 #75/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 14.4 #33/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 15.2 #75/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 2.6 #64/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 3.9 #87/191 2025
World Risk Index 6.4 #73/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.8 #90/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 7.2% #109/151 2017
Signed a Petition 4.3% #115/121 2017
Trust in government 5.1 #37/123 2017
Trust in parliament 5.4 #35/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.7 #17/120 2017
Trust in the legal system 5.1 #68/153 2017

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