Guyana (Co-operative Republic of Guyana)

Guyana Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	131st best
Capital	Georgetown
Land Area	196 850km21
Location	South America, The Americas
Population	0.8m2
Life Expectancy	65.67yrs (2017)3
GNI	$22 465 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	GY, GUY, 3285
Internet Domain	.gy6
Currency	Dollar (GYD)7
Telephone	+5928

1. Overview
2. Guyana National and Social Development
3. Guyana's Demographics and Migration
4. Guyana's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. Guyana's Health
6. Guyana's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Guyana's Modernity and Learning
8. National Culture
9. Peace Versus Instability
10. Economic Inequality and Poverty
11. Religion and Beliefs
12. Links

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1. Overview

#UK

“Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. After his death five years later, his wife, Janet JAGAN, became president but resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001 and again in 2006. Donald RAMOTAR was elected president in 2011.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“From towering waterfalls and tropical jungle to caiman-filled rivers, few places on the planet offer raw adventure as authentic as densely forested Guyana. Although the country has a troubled history of political instability and interethnic tension, underneath the headlines of corruption and economic mismanagement is a joyful and motivated mix of people who are turning the country into one of the continent´s premier ecotourism destinations.

Georgetown, the country´s crumbling colonial capital, is distinctly Caribbean with a rocking nightlife, great places to eat and an edgy market. The interior of the country is more Amazonian with its Amerindian communities and unparalleled wildlife-viewing opportunities tucked quietly away from the capital´s hoopla. Meanwhile, the coast is some of the wildest and least developed on the continent. From sea-turtle nesting grounds along the country´s north coast to riding with vaqueros at a ranch in the south or standing in awe watching one of the world´s highest single-drop waterfalls, Guyana is well worth the mud, bumps and sweat it takes to experience it. If you love nature, this promises to be the trip of a lifetime.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Guyana National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
105	Paraguay	0.717
106=	St Lucia	0.715
106=	Palestine	0.715
108	Guyana	0.714
109	S. Africa	0.713
110	Jamaica	0.709
111	Samoa	0.707
112=	Lebanon	0.706
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
58	Trinidad & Tobago	$23 392
59	St Kitts & Nevis	$23 358
60	Bulgaria	$23 079
61	Guyana	$22 465
62	Mauritius	$22 025
63	Uruguay	$21 269
64	Argentina	$20 925
65	Montenegro	$20 839
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Norway	28.6
2	Denmark	30.0
3	Sweden	30.7
	...
128	Namibia	99.6
129	Honduras	100.4
130	Bangladesh	100.7
131	Guyana	101.3
132	Zambia	101.4
133	Vanuatu	102.2
134	Tonga	102.4
135	Uganda	103.0
	The Americas Avg	81.6
	World Avg	86.8
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Guyana's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Guyana's population is predicted to rise to 794 743 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.21. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population2
Pos.		2018 Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
158	Djibouti	1.0m
159	Fiji	0.9m
160	Comoros	0.8m
161	Guyana	0.8m
162	Bhutan	0.8m
163	Solomon Islands	0.7m
164	Montenegro	0.6m
165	Luxembourg	0.6m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
143	Rwanda	66.1
144	Palau	66.0
145	Gabon	65.8
146	Guyana	65.7
147	Myanmar (Burma)	65.7
148	Papua New Guinea	65.4
149	Marshall Islands	65.3
150	Sudan	65.3
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best13
Pos.		201313
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
32	Qatar	2.20
33	Morocco	2.20
34	Brazil	1.80
35	Guyana	2.21
36	Netherlands	1.79
37	Vietnam	1.77
38	Lebanon	1.77
39	Mexico	2.25
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better14
Pos.		2016 Per 10014
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
93	Samoa	13.7
94	Algeria	14.0
95	Malaysia	14.5
96	Guyana	15.0
97	Fiji	15.3
98	Mexico	15.4
99	Peru	15.5
100=	Dominican Rep.	15.6
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration:

Immigrants15
Pos.		2017 %15
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
127	Liberia	2.1%
128	Mali	2.1%
129	Georgia	2.0%
130	Guyana	2.0%
131	Central African Rep.	1.9%
132	Romania	1.9%
133	Japan	1.8%
134	Sudan	1.8%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants16
Pos.		2010 %16
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
6	Guyana	56.9%
7	Monaco	56.3%
8	Antigua & Barbuda	47.6%
9	Tonga	45.4%
10	Albania	45.4%
11	Barbados	41.0%
12	Suriname	39.0%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Guyana's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women

Compared to The Americas (2020)17
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank17
1	Canada	21.0
2	Uruguay	26.5
3	Costa Rica	36.5
	...
26	St Vincent & Grenadines	89.2
27	Belize	93.9
28	Cuba	97.4
29=	Guyana	102.7
30	Antigua & Barbuda	105.0
31=	Bahamas	105.0
32	Dominica	105.2
33	St Lucia	116.0
34=	St Kitts & Nevis	123.0
	The Americas Avg	73.9
q=35.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)17
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank17
1	Sweden	9.0
2	Norway	14.5
3	Denmark	14.5
	...
123	Fiji	102.1
124	Cambodia	102.3
125=	Morocco	102.7
125=	Guyana	102.7
127	Rwanda	104.1
128=	Bahamas	105.0
128=	Antigua & Barbuda	105.0
130	Dominica	105.2
	World Avg	87.9
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₁₈. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₁₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₈, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₁₈.

For more, see:

• "Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better19
Pos.		2009 Treaties19
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
149	Barbados	11
150=	Bahamas	11
150=	Cuba	11
150=	Guyana	11
150=	Swaziland	11
150=	Zimbabwe	11
155	Saudi Arabia	10
156=	Laos	10
	The Americas Avg	16.5
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better20
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty20
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
60	Jordan	7.75
61	Madagascar	7.75
62	Cuba	7.80
63	Guyana	7.85
64	Tanzania	8.05
65	Nicaragua	8.10
66	Guatemala	8.10
67	Netherlands	8.29
	The Americas Avg	8.45
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom Lower is better21
Pos.		2014 Rank21
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
124	Mali	124
125	Gambia	125
126=	Cameroon	126
126=	Guyana	126
128	Vietnam	128
129=	Azerbaijan	128
130	Sri Lanka	130
131	Morocco	131
	The Americas Avg	72.4
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom Lower is better22
Pos.		201322
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
65	Tonga	2670
66	Mauritania	2676
67	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2686
68	Guyana	2708
69	Tanzania	2734
70	Kenya	2780
71	Zambia	2793
72	Mozambique	2801
	The Americas Avg	2853
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery Lower is better23
Pos.		2018 % Victims23
1	Japan	0.03
2=	Canada	0.05
2=	Taiwan	0.05
	...
48	El Salvador	0.25
49=	Portugal	0.25
50	Peru	0.26
51=	Guyana	0.26
51=	Jamaica	0.26
53	Mexico	0.27
54=	Colombia	0.27
54=	Algeria	0.27
	The Americas Avg	0.25
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

The 1950s saw a late rush of 43 countries, including Guyana and many developing nations, move to cease preventing women from voting. Guyana is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree
• "Christianity and Women: Biblical Misogyny and Male Dominance" by Vexen Crabtree

Gender Inequality Lower is better24
Pos.		201524
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
114	Guatemala	0.49
115	Nepal	0.50
116	Ethiopia	0.50
117	Guyana	0.51
118	Iran	0.51
119	Bangladesh	0.52
120	Senegal	0.52
121	Uganda	0.52
	The Americas Avg	0.39
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		0 Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
92=	Ivory Coast	1952
92=	Greece	1952
92=	Lebanon	1952
95	Guyana	1953
96=	Mexico	1953
96=	Bhutan	1953
96=	Syria	1953
99	Colombia	1954
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality Higher is better25
Pos.		2017 Score25
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
128=	Kiribati	-5
128=	Jamaica	-5
128=	Cook Islands	-5
128=	Guyana	-5
132	St Lucia	-9
133=	India	-10
133=	Samoa	-10
133=	Trinidad & Tobago	-10
	The Americas Avg	26.1
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better26
Pos.		202126
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
	...
135	Turkmenistan	3.5
136=	Poland	3.5
136=	Tanzania	3.5
136=	Guyana	3.5
136=	Equatorial Guinea	3.5
136=	Guinea	3.5
136=	Burundi	3.5
136=	Suriname	3.5
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Guyana's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2020)27
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank27
1	Antigua & Barbuda	75.6
2=	Brazil	82.1
3	Cuba	82.4
4=	Canada	83.5
5	Barbados	85.1
6=	Grenada	86.6
6=	Trinidad & Tobago	86.6
8	Guyana	87.5
9=	Nicaragua	87.5
10	St Lucia	88.9
11=	Ecuador	90.5
11=	El Salvador	90.5
13	St Kitts & Nevis	91.8
	The Americas Avg	96.2
q=35.

Health (2020)27
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank27
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
	...
77=	Ireland	87.4
77=	Burundi	87.4
79	Nicaragua	87.5
80=	Guyana	87.5
81	Pakistan	88.5
82	New Zealand	88.8
83	St Lucia	88.9
84=	El Salvador	90.5
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₂₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₂₈, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₂₈.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Guyana has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Guyana comes in the best 20 when it comes to its smoking rate₂₉ (the lowest in The Americas). It does better than average for its immunizations take-up₃₀ and in its fertility rate₁₃. But, things still need to improve in Guyana. Guyana does worse than average when it comes to its alcohol consumption rate₃₁, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₂, its average life expectancy₁₁ (one of the lowest in The Americas) and in its adolescent birth rate₂₄ (one of the highest in The Americas). And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 for its suicide rate₃₃ (amongst the highest in The Americas). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in Guyana improved by +6.7yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
143	Rwanda	66.1
144	Palau	66.0
145	Gabon	65.8
146	Guyana	65.7
147	Myanmar (Burma)	65.7
148	Papua New Guinea	65.4
149	Marshall Islands	65.3
150	Sudan	65.3
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better31
Pos.		2016 Per Capita31
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
92	Nauru	6.0
93	Cuba	6.1
94	Kyrgyzstan	6.2
95=	Guyana	6.3
95=	Peru	6.3
97	Bosnia & Herzegovina	6.4
98=	Angola	6.4
99	Mexico	6.5
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best13
Pos.		201313
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
32	Qatar	2.20
33	Morocco	2.20
34	Brazil	1.80
35	Guyana	2.21
36	Netherlands	1.79
37	Vietnam	1.77
38	Lebanon	1.77
39	Mexico	2.25
	The Americas Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates Lower is better29
Pos.		201429
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
7	Congo, DR	74
8	Ethiopia	76
9	Vanuatu	76
10	Guyana	77
11	Suriname	79
12	Malawi	80
13	Tonga	81
14	Mozambique	82
	The Americas Avg	457
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate33
Pos.		2013 Per 100k33
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
84	Japan	49.4
85	Hungary	50.6
86=	Kazakhstan	52.4
86=	Guyana	52.4
88	Belarus	57.5
89	S. Korea	62
90	Russia	63.4
91	Lithuania	71.7
	The Americas Avg	13.57
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
94	Philippines	94
95	Bosnia & Herzegovina	95
96	Namibia	96
97	Guyana	97
98	Colombia	98
99	Vietnam	99
100	Lesotho	100
101	Tanzania	101
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better34
Pos.		2016 %34
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
75	Uzbekistan	48.2
76	Kyrgyzstan	48.3
77	Yemen	48.8
78	Guyana	49.4
79	Grenada	51.4
80=	Turkmenistan	51.8
80=	Moldova	51.8
82	St Kitts & Nevis	52.3
	The Americas Avg	57.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better24
Pos.		2015 Per 100024
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
151	Benin	83.2
152	Iraq	84.0
153	Sao Tome & Principe	84.3
154	Guyana	88.0
155	Nicaragua	88.8
156	Guinea-Bissau	89.5
157	Zambia	90.4
158	Kenya	90.9
	The Americas Avg	56.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better30
Pos.		2015 Avg %30
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
32	Albania	97.1
33	Andorra	97.1
34	Russia	97.0
35	Guyana	97.0
36	Slovakia	97.0
37	Kyrgyzstan	96.7
38	Brazil	96.7
39=	Jordan	96.6
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Guyana's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #food #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to The Americas (2023)35
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank35
1	Uruguay	48.0
2	Peru	48.2
3	Costa Rica	49.6
	...
27	Bahamas	93.0
28	Barbados	97.0
29	Jamaica	99.7
30=	Guyana	108.0
31	USA	111.0
32	Grenada	111.3
33	Suriname	115.3
34	St Vincent & Grenadines	121.0
35	Haiti	131.0
	The Americas Avg	80.1
q=35.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)35
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank35
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
151	Botswana	106.8
152	S. Africa	106.8
153	Lithuania	107.8
154=	Guyana	108.0
154=	Nauru	108.0
154=	Samoa	108.0
157	Latvia	109.0
158	Lesotho	109.7
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

Guyana is 154th in the world when it comes to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 5 data sets. Guyana does better than average in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity. But unfortunately Guyana gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average in terms of the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₃₆ (one of the worst in The Americas), its forested percent change 1990-2015₃₇, its environmental performance₃₈ (one of the worst in The Americas) and in annual meat consumption per person₃₉.

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 Higher is better37
Pos.		2015 %37
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
	...
102	Canada	-00.3
103	Jordan	-00.6
104	Suriname	-00.6
105	Guyana	-00.8
106	Malaysia	-00.8
107	Armenia	-00.9
108	Bosnia & Herzegovina	-01.5
109	Congo, (Brazzaville)	-01.7
	The Americas Avg	-00.2
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance Higher is better38
Pos.		201838
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
125	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	49.5
126	Senegal	49.5
127	Malawi	49.2
128	Guyana	47.9
129	Tajikistan	47.9
130	Kenya	47.3
131	Bhutan	47.2
132	Vietnam	47.0
	The Americas Avg	58.8
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		0 Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
79	Slovakia	1994 Nov 23
80	Costa Rica	1994 Nov 24
81=	Nigeria	1994 Nov 27
81=	Guyana	1994 Nov 27
81=	Ghana	1994 Nov 27
84	Djibouti	1994 Nov 30
85	Kazakhstan	1994 Dec 05
86	El Salvador	1994 Dec 07
	The Americas Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better36
Pos.		2011 %36
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
91	Azerbaijan	31.7%
92	Guinea	31.2%
93	Slovakia	31.1%
94	Guyana	30.1%
95	Egypt	30.1%
96	Macedonia	30.1%
97	Senegal	29.6%
98	Comoros	28.3%
	The Americas Avg	58.6%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

Meat Consumption Lower is better39
Pos.		2021 kg39
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
127	S. Africa	71.6
128	Kazakhstan	71.8
129	Estonia	72.1
130	Guyana	72.4
131	Latvia	74.0
132	Finland	74.0
133	Italy	74.3
134	Norway	74.7
	The Americas Avg	70.3
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

In the 2010s, Guyana increased its meat consumption by over 20kgs per person per year, one of only 11 countries to do so, and putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.₃₉

7. Guyana's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)40
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank40
1	Canada	21.6
2	USA	29.3
3	Argentina	43.8
	...
33=	St Lucia	97.8
34	Paraguay	104.4
35	El Salvador	111.1
36	Guatemala	111.7
37	Suriname	114.4
38	Nicaragua	117.7
39	Guyana	122.6
40	Honduras	130.6
41	Haiti	153.8
	The Americas Avg	81.7
q=41.

Modernity & Learning (2020)40
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank40
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
	...
164	Ivory Coast	121.3
165	Malawi	121.6
166	Iraq	121.8
167	Guyana	122.6
168	Syria	123.5
169	Mali	124.1
170	Togo	124.4
171	Angola	124.8
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education Higher is better41
Pos.		201841
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
85	Egypt	65.3%
86	Argentina	64.8%
87	Greece	64.8%
88	Guyana	63.3%
89	Ghana	63.1%
90	Peru	62.2%
91	Palestine	61.1%
92	Suriname	60.5%
	The Americas Avg	63.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better42
Pos.		2021 Years42
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
124	Maldives	12.6
125	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	12.6
126	Cape Verde	12.6
127	Guyana	12.5
128	Uzbekistan	12.5
129	Bangladesh	12.4
130	Samoa	12.4
131	Congo, (Brazzaville)	12.3
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
155	Paraguay	155
156	Tanzania	156
157	Equatorial Guinea	157
158	Guyana	158
159	Afghanistan	159
160	Indonesia	160
161	Bolivia	161
162	Iraq	162
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better43
Pos.		201643
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
119	Suriname	42%
120	Bolivia	41%
121	Peru	41%
122	Guyana	40%
123	Grenada	39%
124	El Salvador	38%
125	Bhutan	37%
126	Mongolia	36%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better44
Pos.		2017 Ratio44
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
126=	Micronesia	0.0
126=	Algeria	0.0
126=	Djibouti	0.0
126=	Guyana	0.0
126=	Namibia	0.0
126=	Tonga	0.0
126=	Myanmar (Burma)	0.0
126=	Morocco	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

8. National Culture

#corruption #politics

Corruption Higher is better45
Pos.		2022 Points45
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
87	Macedonia	40.0
88=	Maldives	40.0
88=	India	40.0
88=	Guyana	40.0
91	Belarus	39.0
92=	Moldova	39.0
92=	Colombia	39.0
94	Ethiopia	38.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Thoughout the 2010s, Guyana made serious improvements to its Corruption Perception Index score (+12), sitting amongst the top 10 best-improvers that decade.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
65	S. Africa	65
66	Lebanon	66
67	USA	67
68	Guyana	68
69	Bosnia & Herzegovina	69
70	Tonga	70
71	Trinidad & Tobago	71
72	Botswana	72
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
115	Cape Verde	115
116	Russia	116
117	Angola	117
118	Guyana	118
119	Colombia	119
120	Congo, (Brazzaville)	120
121	Zambia	121
122	Nigeria	122
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index Lower is better46
Pos.		2023 Score46
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
103=	Peru	2.13
103=	Guatemala	2.13
103=	Togo	2.13
106	Guyana	2.13
107	Sri Lanka	2.14
108	Bahrain	2.15
109	Swaziland	2.17
110	Benin	2.18
	The Americas Avg	2.13
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
72	USA	72
73	Cyprus	73
74	Jamaica	74
75	Guyana	75
76	Fiji	76
77	Iceland	77
78	Turkey	78
79	Georgia	79
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
151	Zimbabwe	151
152	Grenada	152
153	Angola	153
154	Guyana	154
155	Congo, DR	155
156	Ivory Coast	156
157	St Lucia	157
158	Vietnam	158
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better47
Pos.		2019 Score47
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
17=	Qatar	0.03
17=	Iceland	0.03
19	Panama	0.04
20=	Guyana	0.04
21	UAE	0.05
22	Slovakia	0.06
23	Norway	0.08
24	Lesotho	0.10
	The Americas Avg	2.16
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better48
Pos.		201948
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
124	Bangladesh	17.30
125	Nepal	17.50
126	Cambodia	18.10
127	Guyana	19.00
128	S. Africa	19.20
129	Botswana	19.40
130	Rwanda	19.50
131	India	19.70
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better49
Pos.		2018 Severity49
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
19	Bosnia & Herzegovina	.008
20	Barbados	.009
21	Macedonia	.010
22	Guyana	.014
23	Dominican Rep.	.015
24	China	.016
25	Brazil	.01650
26	Belize	.017
	The Americas Avg	.045
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₅₁:

Christian	66%
Muslim	6.4%
Hindu	24.9%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.2%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	2%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant 30.5% (Pentecostal 16.9%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%), Hindu 28.4%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, Muslim 7.2%, other Christian 17.7%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census)₅₂.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems