🇬🇾 Guyana
GY / GUY #83
Nomad Score
47.0
Cities
4
Region
Union of South American Nations,
Caribbean Community,
Amazon Basin,
South America,
Americas,
South America,
Developing Countries
Currency
GYD
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
951.0K
Density
4.1/km²
HDI
0.776
(High)
Gini Index (1998)
45.1
Life Expectancy (2023)
70.2 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.41
Urban Population (2024)
26.5%
Literacy Rate (2020)
85.6%
Labor Force (2025)
59.2%
Gender Wage Gap (2019)
0.3%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 55.5% |
| Hinduism | 31.0% |
| Islam | 9.5% |
| No religion | 4.2% |
| Others | 3.3% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 44.4% |
| African | 32.3% |
| Mixed | 20.0% |
| Indigenous | 10.5% |
| European | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
Demonym (male)
Guyanese
Demonym (female)
Guyanese
National Anthem
National anthem of Guyana
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 29.2% | |
| 15-64 Working | 64.1% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 6.7% |
Dependency Ratio
56%
Profile
Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
26.5%
Birth Rate (2023)
20.3 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
7.3 /1000
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.41
Infant Mortality (2023)
23.8 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
11.3%
Tourism (2020)
86.4K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
70.2 yrs
HALE (2021)
56.8 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
2.5% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
23.8/1000
UHC Index (2021)
76/100
Hospital Beds (2023)
3.2/1000
Physicians (2020)
1.39/1000
Nurses (2023)
3.93/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$505
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
26.3%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2020)
85.6%
Education Spending (2018)
4.5% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
346
Internet Users (2023)
81.7%
Mobile Subscriptions (2022)
112.6/100
Broadband (2022)
12.9/100
Secure Servers (2024)
176/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2022)
12.9
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
214,969 km²
Capital
Georgetown
📍
Continent
South America
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Left
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Calling Codes
+592
TLD
.gy
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇧🇷 Brazil,
🇸🇷 Suriname,
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Guyana has a green field with two isosceles triangles which share a common base on the hoist end. The smaller black-edged red triangle spanning half the width of the field is superimposed on the larger white-edged yellow triangle which spans the full width of the field.
National Anthem
National anthem of Guyana
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