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Guyana

Guyana / GY

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Guyana in numbers.

Area214,970 kmยฒWorld # 84 โ†’Population836KWorld # 163 โ†’Population density3.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 209 โ†’Life expectancy70.3 yearsWorld # 149 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 32,414World # 52 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Guyana across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area214,970 kmยฒWorld # 84 / 2023 โ†’Population836KWorld # 163 / 2025 โ†’Population density3.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 209 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,966World # 59 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.6%World # 131 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.4World # 82 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate19.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 75 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 101 / 2024 โ†’Median age25.6 yearsWorld # 159 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+7%World # 123 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1428.9%World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Urban population26.5%World # 200 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-5.1KWorld # 135 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-6.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 195 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share6.5%World # 99 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy70.3 yearsWorld # 149 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy56.8 yearsWorld # 147 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 104 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate11.7%World # 120 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 32,414World # 52 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 27.1BWorld # 121 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 97,899World # 9 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth19.3%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.3%World # 86 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment12%World # 26 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment24.9%World # 30 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.5%World # 81 / 2018 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people47.8 per million peopleWorld # 38 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,318 kcal/dayWorld # 51 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person88.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 32 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.1M tWorld # 40 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production151 tWorld # 65 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area87.1%World # 6 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5.4 tWorld # 59 / 2024 โ†’Internet use83%World # 95 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions112.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 114 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate19.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 22 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate22.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 58 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 129 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament36.1%World # 42 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals86.4KWorld # 173 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2012 / 64%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal179 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyGuyana DollarGYDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country