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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#117 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile49.4#108 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile69.6#91 Rule of Law0-100 percentile51.2#120

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Economy

1,467 indicators

GDPcurrent US$27.1B#119 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $83,658.7#8 GDP growth%19.3%#1 Inflation%3.3%#93

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Trade

120 indicators

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Health

3,121 indicators

Life expectancyyears70.3#151 Infant mortalityper 1k births23.2#93 Maternal mortalityper 100k75#50 Health 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%#61 Education spending% GDP4.5%#77 Adult literacy%85.6%#30 Primary 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#164 Population growth%0.59%#131 Urban population%26.5%#191 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.4#82

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

248 indicators

Electricity access% pop93%#26 Renewable energy share%12.1%#36 Forest area% land87.1%#6 CO₂ per capitat5.4#55

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Energy

217 indicators

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Environment

358 indicators

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Agriculture

279 indicators

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Technology

69 indicators

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Society

545 indicators

Gini indexindex45.1#34 Extreme poverty% pop13%#17 Internet users% pop83%#86 Homicide rateper 100k19.1#71

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Risk

363 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-103.9#28 Hazard & exposure0-103.3#28 Vulnerability0-103.8#27

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Other

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