Guyana
Country in Americas
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 836K (2025). World rank 164 of 216; in Americas, 26 of 46. Area: 214,969 km². World rank 86 of 249; in Americas, 14 of 56. GDP per person: $32,414 (2025). World rank 52 of 210 (1 = best); in Americas, 12 of 45. From 2015 to 2025: population 758.8K → 836K, GDP $4.3B → $27.1B, and GDP per person $5,640 → $32,414. Better than all its neighbours (Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela): GDP per person. Worse than all its neighbours (Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela): life expectancy.
State
- Official name
- Co-operative Republic of Guyana
- Local name
- Guyana
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Region
- Americas
- Form of government
- Parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- Irfaan Ali
- Head of government
- Hugo Chávez
- Independence
- May 26, 1966
- Women in parliament
- 36.1% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 835,986 2025
- Area
- 214,969 km²
- GDP
- $27.1B 2025
- GDP per person
- $32,414 2025
- Life expectancy
- 70.3 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Guyanaese Dollar (GYD)
- Time zones
- UTC−4
- Calling code
- +592
- Emergency numbers
- 911, 912, 913, 999
- Driving side
- Left
- Plug types
- A, B, G
- Mains voltage
- 240 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 459
- Neighbours
- Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
- Agricultural land
- 3.4% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Mount Roraima, 2,775 m
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 207
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 27
- Warmest month in the capital
- September, 28°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- February, 26°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 2,387 2022
Population and migration
- Population density
- 3.9 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +0.6% 2025
- Living in cities
- 26.5% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -5.1K 2025
- Born in another country
- 6.5% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 28.9% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 64.1% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 7% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 74.1 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 66.6 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 2.4 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 19.9 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7.5 2024
Society
- Religions
- Protestant 34.8%, Hindu 24.8%, other Christian 22.1%, Catholic 7.1%, and Muslim 6.8% (2012)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 53.5 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 40.4 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 55.4 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 48.5 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 58.9 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $97,899 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +19.3% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
- Gross national income per person
- $28,470 2025
- Inflation
- +3.3% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 33 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 7.7% 2025
- Industry, share of GDP
- 75.1% 2025
- Services, share of GDP
- 14.9% 2025
- Unemployment
- 12% 2025
- Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
- 24.9% 2025
- Women in work or seeking work
- 47.4% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 84.6% 2005
- Imports, share of GDP
- 110% 2005
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- +13.9% 2023
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +33.1% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 3.2% 2023
Poverty and inequality
- Gini index (0 = full equality)
- 45.1 1998
- Living on under $3 a day
- 13% 1998
Education
- Adult literacy
- 85.6% 2020
- Primary school enrolment
- 97.5% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 91.4% 2024
- Higher education enrolment
- 26.4% 2024
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 4.5% 2018
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 2.5% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $505 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 26.3% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 1.4 2020
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 3.9 2023
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 3.2 2023
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 99% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 23.2 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 25.2 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 75 2023
- HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
- 1.6% 2024
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 16.4% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 56.4% 2022
- Adults who use tobacco
- 11.7% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 95.6% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 91.3% 2024
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 73% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 19.1 2023
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 22.3 2019
- Suicides per 100,000 people
- 24.8 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 69.2 2025
- Natural hazards
- floods
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 17 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 4.6 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 10.5 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 87.1% 2024
- Protected areas
- 5.1% 2025
- Renewable fresh water, m³ per person
- 293,317 2022
- Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn
- 3.3% 2022
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 83% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 113 2022
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 12.9 2022
- Internet domain
- .gy
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 93% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 12.1% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 7.1% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 92.9% 2021
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 7,512 2021
- Airports
- 55 2025
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 50 2023
- Patent applications by residents
- 2 2024
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 13.3% 2024