Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republics with an executive presidency
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 40/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 60.1/100 #73
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.515
- HDI
- 0.776
- Regional blocs
- CARICOM, USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republics with an executive presidency
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Guyana | Irfaan Ali |
| First Vice President | Mark Phillips |
| Prime Minister of Guyana | Mark Phillips |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 19.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 22.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.9% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
44th pct
Rule of law (2023)
41th pct
Corruption control (2023)
41th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
40th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
32th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
53th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 40 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.515
- Liberal
- 0.328
- Participatory
- 0.283
- Deliberative
- 0.245
- Egalitarian
- 0.380
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 60.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #73 / 180
- Rank change
- +4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #111
- 40.3
- Economic #62
- 48.2
- Legal #90
- 61.8
- Social #67
- 66.0
- Safety #73
- 84.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.1 | 73 | 40.3 | 48.2 | 61.8 | 66.0 | 84.3 |
| 2024 | 60.1 | 77 | 44.9 | 46.6 | 60.5 | 65.2 | 83.3 |
| 2023 | 67.5 | 60 | 54.7 | 58.8 | 59.4 | 79.8 | 84.7 |
| 2022 | 76.4 | 34 | 70.1 | 67.8 | 75.6 | 81.4 | 87.2 |
| 2021 | 74.4 | 51 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 73.4 | 49 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 73.4 | 51 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2018 | 73.8 | 55 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 73.2 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 72.9 | 57 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 72.8 | 62 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 72.9 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 72.9 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 19.5 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 16.6 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 10.5 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 19.8 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - |