Country profile
Guyana
Guyana ranks #162 of 215 for population, #52 of 209 for gdp per capita, #150 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
831,087
people · 2024
Rank #162 of 215
Life expectancy
70.3
years · 2024
Rank #150 of 216
Poverty headcount
13%
% of population · 1998
Rank #56 of 186
Under-5 mortality
25.2
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #92 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
82.3%
% net enrollment · 2012
Rank #94 of 232
Tobacco use
11.1%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #125 of 163
Calorie supply
3,318
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #49 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
86,400
arrivals · 2020
Rank #176 of 203
GDP per capita
$29,675
current US$ · 2024
Rank #52 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.9
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #106 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
133
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #119 of 210
Forest area
87.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #7 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
25.5
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #98 of 248
Protected areas
5.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #190 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
5.43
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #58 of 210
Fertilizer use
155
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #32 of 194
Pesticide use
3.63
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #71 of 193
Cereal yield
6.56
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #20 of 182
Digital
Internet users
83%
% of population · 2024
Rank #96 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
12.9
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #133 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
113
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #134 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
98.9%
% of population · 2023
Rank #141 of 215
Renewable electricity output
7.11%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #197 of 257
Energy use per person
13,494
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #109 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.52
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #80 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Guyana; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield