https://www.humantruth.info/guyana.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Guyana Co-operative Republic of Guyana | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 117th 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 |
“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.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
105 | Paraguay | 0.717 |
106= | Palestine | 0.715 |
106= | St Lucia | 0.715 |
108 | Guyana | 0.714 |
109 | S. Africa | 0.713 |
110 | Jamaica | 0.709 |
111 | Samoa | 0.707 |
112= | Gabon | 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 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
114 | Lebanon | 95.0 |
115 | Paraguay | 95.5 |
116 | Suriname | 95.9 |
117 | Guyana | 96.3 |
118 | Nicaragua | 97.6 |
119 | Brunei | 97.6 |
120 | Venezuela | 97.8 |
121 | Algeria | 98.2 |
The Americas Avg | 81.5 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
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.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Guyana's population is predicted to rise to 794 743 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.37. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - 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 (two new children for each set of parents who die), 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. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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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 best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
55 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 1.66 |
56 | Guatemala | 2.35 |
57 | Barbados | 1.63 |
58 | Guyana | 2.37 |
59= | Serbia | 1.63 |
59= | Australia | 1.63 |
61 | Brazil | 1.63 |
62 | Czechia | 1.62 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
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. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
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. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
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. |
#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 (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Canada | 14.7 |
2 | Costa Rica | 31.8 |
3 | Uruguay | 35.5 |
... | ||
28 | Suriname | 81.5 |
29 | Guatemala | 81.5 |
30 | Grenada | 86.1 |
31 | Antigua & Barbuda | 87.1 |
32 | Venezuela | 88.1 |
33 | Guyana | 90.6 |
34 | Nicaragua | 93.2 |
35 | Haiti | 111.9 |
36 | Cuba | 119.1 |
The Americas Avg | 71.80 | |
q=36. |
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
102 | Venezuela | 88.1 |
103 | Sri Lanka | 89.6 |
104 | Thailand | 90.0 |
105 | Guyana | 90.6 |
106 | Ghana | 92.3 |
107 | India | 93.0 |
108 | Nicaragua | 93.2 |
109 | Tunisia | 95.2 |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway19. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, N. Korea and Afghanistan19.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, 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 Europe19, whereas the worst are Africa, The Middle East and Asia19.
For more, see:
Human Rights & Tolerance:
Press Freedom Higher is better20 | ||
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Pos. | 202520 | |
1 | Norway | 92.31 |
2 | Estonia | 89.46 |
3 | Netherlands | 88.64 |
... | ||
69 | Bulgaria | 60.78 |
70 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 60.58 |
71 | Central African Rep. | 60.15 |
72 | Guyana | 60.12 |
73 | Senegal | 59.43 |
74 | Comoros | 59.27 |
75 | Malawi | 59.20 |
76 | Cyprus | 59.04 |
The Americas Avg | 55.99 | |
World Avg | 54.65 | |
q=179. |
Slavery Lower is better21 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 % Victims21 | |
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. |
Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom Lower is better22 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2014 Rank22 | |
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. |
Freedom in the World Lower is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score | |
1= | Norway | 1.0 |
1= | Canada | 1.0 |
1= | Cape Verde | 1.0 |
... | ||
49 | Latvia | 1.5 |
50= | Bahamas | 1.5 |
51 | Jamaica | 2.0 |
52= | Guyana | 2.0 |
52= | USA | 2.0 |
52= | Mauritius | 2.0 |
52= | Argentina | 2.0 |
52= | Greece | 2.0 |
The Americas Avg | 2.7 | |
World Avg | 3.7 | |
q=205. |
Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2009 Treaties23 | |
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 better24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty24 | |
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. |
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 has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.
See:
Gender Inequality Lower is better25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202225 | |
1 | Denmark | 0.01 |
2 | Norway | 0.01 |
3 | Switzerland | 0.02 |
... | ||
100 | Colombia | 0.41 |
101 | Honduras | 0.42 |
102 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 0.42 |
103 | Guyana | 0.42 |
104 | Samoa | 0.42 |
105 | Bolivia | 0.42 |
106 | Paraguay | 0.43 |
107 | Dominican Rep. | 0.44 |
The Americas Avg | 0.36 | |
World Avg | 0.34 | |
q=166. |
Data starts in 2018, so the 2010s average may be a little skewed due to too few datapoints.
Year Women Can Vote Lower is better | ||
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Pos. | Total 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 better26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Score26 | |
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 better27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202127 | |
1= | Belgium | 1.0 |
1= | Taiwan | 1.0 |
1= | Netherlands | 1.0 |
... | ||
137 | Turkmenistan | 3.5 |
138= | Togo | 3.5 |
138= | Poland | 3.5 |
138= | Guyana | 3.5 |
138= | Nicaragua | 3.5 |
138= | Papua New Guinea | 3.5 |
138= | Solomon Islands | 3.5 |
138= | Kazakhstan | 3.5 |
The Americas Avg | 2.7 | |
World Avg | 3.0 | |
q=196. |
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Compared to The Americas (2025)28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Greenland | 34.3 |
2 | Curaço | 49.7 |
3 | Aruba | 49.9 |
... | ||
31 | Mexico | 98.0 |
32 | El Salvador | 101.3 |
33 | Peru | 101.8 |
34 | Guyana | 106.7 |
35 | Suriname | 108.1 |
36 | Venezuela | 108.1 |
37 | Belize | 111.0 |
38 | Paraguay | 111.5 |
39 | Dominican Rep. | 112.7 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=44. |
Health (2025)28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
128 | Turkmenistan | 102.7 |
129 | Palestine | 104.6 |
130 | Bangladesh | 106.5 |
131 | Guyana | 106.7 |
132 | Mongolia | 107.7 |
133 | Suriname | 108.1 |
134 | Venezuela | 108.1 |
135 | Nepal | 108.4 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man29. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria29.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on 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, Europe and The Balkans29, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia29.
For more, see:
Health:
Guyana has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Guyana comes in the best 20 in terms of its smoking rate30 (the best in The Americas). It does better than average in terms of its immunizations take-up31 and in its fertility rate14. But, there's bad news too. Guyana does worse than average when it comes to its alcohol consumption rate32, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance33, its average life expectancy11 (amongst the worst in The Americas) and in its adolescent birth rate34. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 for its suicide rate35 (amongst the worst in The Americas). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Guyana improved by +6.7yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Guyana's peak fertility rate was 6.37 in 1960.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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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 better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita32 | |
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 best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
55 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 1.66 |
56 | Guatemala | 2.35 |
57 | Barbados | 1.63 |
58 | Guyana | 2.37 |
59= | Serbia | 1.63 |
59= | Australia | 1.63 |
61 | Brazil | 1.63 |
62 | Czechia | 1.62 |
The Americas Avg | 1.80 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201430 | |
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 Rate35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2013 Per 100k35 | |
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 better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
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 better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %36 | |
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 better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100034 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
149 | Ghana | 63.4 |
150 | Eritrea | 63.6 |
151 | Senegal | 64.6 |
152 | Guyana | 64.6 |
153 | Ethiopia | 66.5 |
154 | Swaziland | 68.4 |
155 | Panama | 68.5 |
156 | Paraguay | 69.9 |
The Americas Avg | 48.1 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %31 | |
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. |
Guyana was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19).
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to The Americas (2025)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 47.1 |
3 | Costa Rica | 49.7 |
... | ||
19 | Honduras | 84.6 |
20 | Venezuela | 86.1 |
21 | Canada | 87.2 |
22 | Guyana | 87.4 |
23 | Jamaica | 88.6 |
24 | Paraguay | 91.0 |
25 | Belize | 91.3 |
26 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 92.0 |
27 | Trinidad & Tobago | 94.5 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=36. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
111 | Taiwan | 86.1 |
112 | Macedonia | 86.9 |
113 | Canada | 87.2 |
114 | Guyana | 87.4 |
115 | Gabon | 87.9 |
116 | Croatia | 88.5 |
117 | Jamaica | 88.6 |
118 | Fiji | 89.1 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
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Guyana comes 114th in the world regarding its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 5 data sets. Guyana does better than average in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. But that's it. Guyana has problems. It does worse than average in the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population38 (amongst the lowest in The Americas), its environmental performance39 (amongst the lowest in The Americas), reducing annual meat consumption per person40 and in its forested percent change 2000-202041.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better41 | ||
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Pos. | Total41 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
143 | Mongolia | -0.6% |
144 | Sweden | -0.7% |
145 | Gabon | -0.7% |
146 | Guyana | -0.8% |
147 | Suriname | -0.9% |
148 | French Guiana | -1.0% |
149 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | -1.1% |
150 | St Lucia | -1.1% |
The Americas Avg | -2.1% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
Environmental Performance Higher is better39 | ||
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Pos. | 201839 | |
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. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
70 | Nicaragua | 64% |
71 | Trinidad & Tobago | 63% |
72 | Egypt | 63% |
73 | Guyana | 63% |
74 | Uganda | 62% |
75 | Singapore | 62% |
76 | Bolivia | 62% |
77 | Guinea | 62% |
The Americas Avg | 60.7% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better38 | ||
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Pos. | 2011 %38 | |
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 better40 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 kg40 | |
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.40
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Compared to The Americas (2020)42 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank42 | |
1= | Canada | 21.8 |
2 | USA | 26.4 |
3 | Argentina | 38.2 |
... | ||
27 | Jamaica | 94.6 |
28 | Paraguay | 103.1 |
29 | Suriname | 106.6 |
30 | El Salvador | 109.2 |
31 | Nicaragua | 121.4 |
32 | Guatemala | 121.5 |
33 | Guyana | 122.5 |
34 | Honduras | 132.2 |
35= | Haiti | 155.6 |
The Americas Avg | 81.34 | |
q=35. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)42 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank42 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
137 | Bangladesh | 121.2 |
138 | Nicaragua | 121.4 |
139 | Guatemala | 121.5 |
140 | Guyana | 122.5 |
141 | Rwanda | 123.0 |
142 | Bhutan | 123.9 |
143 | Guinea-Bissau | 124.4 |
144 | Laos | 124.4 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark43. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone43. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots44.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)45
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe43, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia43.
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Modernity and Education:
Secondary Education Higher is better46 | ||
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Pos. | 201846 | |
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 better47 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years47 | |
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 better33 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
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 better48 | ||
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Pos. | 201648 | |
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 better49 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Ratio49 | |
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. |
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Compared to The Americas (2020)50 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank50 | |
1 | Canada | 23.1 |
2 | Barbados | 46.9 |
3 | Costa Rica | 47.3 |
... | ||
16 | Guatemala | 84.2 |
17 | St Lucia | 84.2 |
18 | Dominican Rep. | 84.9 |
19 | Guyana | 84.9 |
20 | Suriname | 85.4 |
21 | El Salvador | 85.5 |
22 | Mexico | 87.2 |
23 | Peru | 87.3 |
24 | Ecuador | 88.1 |
The Americas Avg | 79.19 | |
q=33. |
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)50 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank50 | |
1 | Denmark | 11.2 |
2 | Norway | 13.9 |
3 | Netherlands | 14.4 |
... | ||
97 | Ukraine | 84.4 |
98 | S. Africa | 84.8 |
99 | Dominican Rep. | 84.9 |
100 | Guyana | 84.9 |
101 | Suriname | 85.4 |
102 | El Salvador | 85.5 |
103 | India | 85.6 |
104 | Algeria | 86.2 |
World Avg | 78.12 | |
q=180. |
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
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National Culture:
Corruption Higher is better51 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 Points51 | |
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 better33 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
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 better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
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. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better52 | ||
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Pos. | 2023 Score52 | |
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 better33 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
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 better33 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
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 better53 | ||
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Pos. | 2019 Score53 | |
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. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201954 | |
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 better55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity55 | |
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 | .01656 |
26 | Belize | .017 |
The Americas Avg | .045 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
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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 below57:
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)58.
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