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Guyana

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🌍Population
2024

831,087

163rd of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2024

$29,675

46th of 192 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2023

70.2 yrs

151st of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

4.56 t

59th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

12.0%

24th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2024

2.9%

91st of 171 countries

⚖️Inequality
1998

34.4%

18th of 54 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2024

0.9%

119th of 147 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$505

90th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2023

81.7%

91st of 181 countries

Electricity Access
2023

98.9%

141st of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.742

95th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
1998

13.0%

30th of 54 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2023

2.41

82nd of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

26.5%

201st of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2020

25.5 µg/m³

67th of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2020

86,400.002

115th of 132 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2023

25.7 / 1k

67th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2020

85.6%

30th of 42 countries

🌲Forest Area
2023

87.1%

6th of 213 countries

👴Aging Population
2024

6.7%

124th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2024

35.0%

3rd of 186 countries

🚢Trade
2005

194.4%

7th of 174 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

7.1%

93rd of 208 countries

🎒Education
2018

4.5%

78th of 167 countries

💸Remittances
2024

2.4%

84th of 175 countries

📱Mobile
2022

112.6

105th of 209 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

56.4%

96th of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2023

19.1 / 100k

13th of 83 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2024

39.4%

27th of 183 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

9 Mt

144th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

40.6

119th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Guyana

  • In 2024, Guyana ranks 3rd out of 186 countries in foreign direct investment (35.0%) — placing it in the top 2% globally.
  • In 2023, Guyana ranks 6th out of 213 countries in forest area (87.1%) — placing it in the top 3% globally.
  • Guyana records 26.5% in urban population (2024), ranking 201st out of 217 countries — in the bottom 7% globally.
  • Guyana records 86,400.002 in tourism arrivals (2020), ranking 115th out of 132 countries — in the bottom 13% globally.
  • In 2025, Guyana ranks 24th out of 182 countries in unemployment rate (12.0%) — placing it in the top 13% globally.

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