Guyana vs Uruguay

Guyana (South America) and Uruguay (South America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Guyana Uruguay World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 1960 Guyana: 299.07 Uruguay: 491.03 World: 452.65 1961 Guyana: 319.02 Uruguay: 603.97 World: 471.93 1962 Guyana: 327.39 Uruguay: 659.39 World: 496.11 1963 Guyana: 288.82 Uruguay: 586.82 World: 525.19 1964 Guyana: 313.26 Uruguay: 744.65 World: 563.85 1965 Guyana: 335.74 Uruguay: 705.2 World: 601.89 1966 Guyana: 352.59 Uruguay: 668.18 World: 638.97 1967 Guyana: 377.73 Uruguay: 584.76 World: 664.4 1968 Guyana: 339.79 Uruguay: 578.55 World: 703.46 1969 Guyana: 361.19 Uruguay: 722.59 World: 761.11 1970 Guyana: 381.1 Uruguay: 765.76 World: 817.68 1971 Guyana: 395.77 Uruguay: 1,000.28 World: 884.88 1972 Guyana: 395.47 Uruguay: 775.94 World: 1,002 1973 Guyana: 420.53 Uruguay: 1,397.29 World: 1,201.53 1974 Guyana: 587.97 Uruguay: 1,433.18 World: 1,362.19 1975 Guyana: 663.8 Uruguay: 1,231.85 World: 1,488.94 1976 Guyana: 604.11 Uruguay: 1,268.3 World: 1,589.73 1977 Guyana: 593 Uruguay: 1,414.24 World: 1,766.28 1978 Guyana: 663.21 Uruguay: 1,678.31 World: 2,055.49 1979 Guyana: 688.83 Uruguay: 2,442.66 World: 2,335.19 1980 Guyana: 778.96 Uruguay: 3,442.81 World: 2,587.01 1981 Guyana: 734.57 Uruguay: 3,728.45 World: 2,628.62 1982 Guyana: 620.56 Uruguay: 3,084.79 World: 2,554.08 1983 Guyana: 630.67 Uruguay: 1,707.14 World: 2,561.17 1984 Guyana: 565.33 Uruguay: 1,615.41 World: 2,614.33 1985 Guyana: 587.82 Uruguay: 1,568.43 World: 2,690.59 1986 Guyana: 657.01 Uruguay: 1,938.81 World: 3,118.57 1987 Guyana: 464.05 Uruguay: 2,415.65 World: 3,487.88 1988 Guyana: 544.72 Uruguay: 2,677.2 World: 3,829.99 1989 Guyana: 503.11 Uruguay: 2,734.37 World: 3,930.51 1990 Guyana: 528.85 Uruguay: 2,995.36 World: 4,338.94 1991 Guyana: 466.04 Uruguay: 3,589.02 World: 4,453.9 1992 Guyana: 498.16 Uruguay: 4,101.71 World: 4,679.98 1993 Guyana: 603.08 Uruguay: 4,753.01 World: 4,685.3 1994 Guyana: 721.44 Uruguay: 5,507.56 World: 4,967.01 1995 Guyana: 819.67 Uruguay: 6,050.49 World: 5,463.2 1996 Guyana: 927.52 Uruguay: 6,398.44 World: 5,507.22 1997 Guyana: 982.8 Uruguay: 7,436.29 World: 5,408.57 1998 Guyana: 939.69 Uruguay: 7,836.89 World: 5,302.34 1999 Guyana: 908.79 Uruguay: 7,370.57 World: 5,401.23 2000 Guyana: 931.8 Uruguay: 6,987.7 World: 5,512.56 2001 Guyana: 931.57 Uruguay: 6,382.76 World: 5,404.2 2002 Guyana: 950.87 Uruguay: 4,149.76 World: 5,539.32 2003 Guyana: 973.74 Uruguay: 3,671.12 World: 6,129.87 2004 Guyana: 1,033.31 Uruguay: 4,168.66 World: 6,818 2005 Guyana: 1,084.07 Uruguay: 5,284.26 World: 7,290.57 2006 Guyana: 3,135.61 Uruguay: 6,001.33 World: 7,803.19 2007 Guyana: 3,608.29 Uruguay: 7,222.05 World: 8,685.33 2008 Guyana: 4,008.96 Uruguay: 9,423.97 World: 9,425.74 2009 Guyana: 4,209.13 Uruguay: 9,881.4 World: 8,827.04 2010 Guyana: 4,581.76 Uruguay: 12,641.06 World: 9,555.07 2011 Guyana: 4,947.22 Uruguay: 15,132.27 World: 10,496.93 2012 Guyana: 5,444.4 Uruguay: 16,259.59 World: 10,597.85 2013 Guyana: 5,556.91 Uruguay: 18,335.26 World: 10,759.35 2014 Guyana: 5,472.69 Uruguay: 18,322.43 World: 10,912.24 2015 Guyana: 5,640.42 Uruguay: 17,125.9 World: 10,191.98 2016 Guyana: 5,870.88 Uruguay: 17,009.76 World: 10,239.47 2017 Guyana: 6,178.67 Uruguay: 19,184.66 World: 10,784.4 2018 Guyana: 6,048.39 Uruguay: 19,249.94 World: 11,344.73 2019 Guyana: 6,405.82 Uruguay: 18,315.74 World: 11,417.6 2020 Guyana: 6,775.71 Uruguay: 15,757.53 World: 10,999.49 2021 Guyana: 9,860.87 Uruguay: 17,881.81 World: 12,472.91 2022 Guyana: 17,913.49 Uruguay: 21,009.29 World: 12,876.24 2023 Guyana: 20,473.7 Uruguay: 23,378.64 World: 13,313.86 2024 Guyana: 29,675.25 Uruguay: 24,308.5 World: 13,717.09 2025 Guyana: 32,413.79 Uruguay: 25,215.82 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Guyana Uruguay World

50 60 70 80 1960 Guyana: 57.51 Uruguay: 67.68 World: 50.94 1961 Guyana: 57.91 Uruguay: 67.81 World: 52.8 1962 Guyana: 58.3 Uruguay: 67.91 World: 55.29 1963 Guyana: 58.64 Uruguay: 68.02 World: 55.65 1964 Guyana: 58.96 Uruguay: 68.11 World: 56.1 1965 Guyana: 59.14 Uruguay: 68.2 World: 55.93 1966 Guyana: 59.33 Uruguay: 68.3 World: 56.45 1967 Guyana: 59.53 Uruguay: 68.41 World: 56.9 1968 Guyana: 59.69 Uruguay: 68.51 World: 57.34 1969 Guyana: 59.84 Uruguay: 68.58 World: 57.68 1970 Guyana: 59.96 Uruguay: 68.73 World: 57.94 1971 Guyana: 60.07 Uruguay: 68.93 World: 58.02 1972 Guyana: 60.13 Uruguay: 69.17 World: 58.84 1973 Guyana: 60.21 Uruguay: 69.35 World: 59.3 1974 Guyana: 60.31 Uruguay: 69.52 World: 59.7 1975 Guyana: 60.38 Uruguay: 69.71 World: 60.13 1976 Guyana: 60.45 Uruguay: 69.89 World: 60.45 1977 Guyana: 60.56 Uruguay: 70.08 World: 61.04 1978 Guyana: 60.65 Uruguay: 70.27 World: 61.39 1979 Guyana: 60.74 Uruguay: 70.26 World: 61.84 1980 Guyana: 60.81 Uruguay: 70.51 World: 62.15 1981 Guyana: 60.91 Uruguay: 70.95 World: 62.52 1982 Guyana: 61.01 Uruguay: 71.53 World: 62.87 1983 Guyana: 61.16 Uruguay: 71.6 World: 63.13 1984 Guyana: 61.26 Uruguay: 71.71 World: 63.44 1985 Guyana: 61.38 Uruguay: 71.86 World: 63.73 1986 Guyana: 61.52 Uruguay: 72.19 World: 64.12 1987 Guyana: 61.7 Uruguay: 72.2 World: 64.46 1988 Guyana: 61.85 Uruguay: 72.41 World: 64.67 1989 Guyana: 62.05 Uruguay: 72.63 World: 64.96 1990 Guyana: 62.25 Uruguay: 72.99 World: 65.11 1991 Guyana: 62.46 Uruguay: 73.2 World: 65.3 1992 Guyana: 62.82 Uruguay: 73.19 World: 65.55 1993 Guyana: 63.02 Uruguay: 73.15 World: 65.74 1994 Guyana: 63.01 Uruguay: 73.16 World: 65.96 1995 Guyana: 62.67 Uruguay: 73.49 World: 66.2 1996 Guyana: 62.69 Uruguay: 73.81 World: 66.52 1997 Guyana: 62.88 Uruguay: 73.92 World: 66.83 1998 Guyana: 63.43 Uruguay: 74.03 World: 67.07 1999 Guyana: 63.77 Uruguay: 74.29 World: 67.31 2000 Guyana: 64.08 Uruguay: 74.69 World: 67.65 2001 Guyana: 64.38 Uruguay: 74.99 World: 67.95 2002 Guyana: 64.18 Uruguay: 74.98 World: 68.23 2003 Guyana: 64.12 Uruguay: 75.09 World: 68.52 2004 Guyana: 64.21 Uruguay: 75.32 World: 68.77 2005 Guyana: 64.39 Uruguay: 75.83 World: 69.11 2006 Guyana: 64.85 Uruguay: 75.89 World: 69.47 2007 Guyana: 65.46 Uruguay: 76.15 World: 69.81 2008 Guyana: 65.72 Uruguay: 76.28 World: 70 2009 Guyana: 66.03 Uruguay: 76.67 World: 70.38 2010 Guyana: 66.2 Uruguay: 76.69 World: 70.68 2011 Guyana: 66.47 Uruguay: 76.61 World: 70.97 2012 Guyana: 66.44 Uruguay: 76.69 World: 71.26 2013 Guyana: 66.71 Uruguay: 76.95 World: 71.53 2014 Guyana: 67.33 Uruguay: 77.19 World: 71.78 2015 Guyana: 67.72 Uruguay: 77.29 World: 71.97 2016 Guyana: 68.07 Uruguay: 77.35 World: 72.19 2017 Guyana: 68.54 Uruguay: 77.62 World: 72.37 2018 Guyana: 68.83 Uruguay: 77.53 World: 72.64 2019 Guyana: 69.07 Uruguay: 77.5 World: 72.87 2020 Guyana: 67.75 Uruguay: 78.38 World: 72.18 2021 Guyana: 64.32 Uruguay: 75.43 World: 71.22 2022 Guyana: 69.89 Uruguay: 76.47 World: 72.97 2023 Guyana: 70.18 Uruguay: 78.14 World: 73.33 2024 Guyana: 70.32 Uruguay: 78.29 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Guyana Uruguay World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Guyana: 6.33 Uruguay: 2.83 World: 4.69 1961 Guyana: 6.34 Uruguay: 2.85 World: 4.56 1962 Guyana: 6.33 Uruguay: 2.87 World: 5.02 1963 Guyana: 6.31 Uruguay: 2.88 World: 5.31 1964 Guyana: 6.23 Uruguay: 2.86 World: 5.13 1965 Guyana: 6.14 Uruguay: 2.84 World: 5.08 1966 Guyana: 6.02 Uruguay: 2.82 World: 4.97 1967 Guyana: 5.89 Uruguay: 2.78 World: 4.87 1968 Guyana: 5.75 Uruguay: 2.77 World: 4.98 1969 Guyana: 5.58 Uruguay: 2.77 World: 4.88 1970 Guyana: 5.41 Uruguay: 2.77 World: 4.84 1971 Guyana: 5.26 Uruguay: 2.77 World: 4.69 1972 Guyana: 5.08 Uruguay: 2.78 World: 4.55 1973 Guyana: 4.87 Uruguay: 2.86 World: 4.42 1974 Guyana: 4.64 Uruguay: 2.96 World: 4.26 1975 Guyana: 4.45 Uruguay: 3.02 World: 4.07 1976 Guyana: 4.28 Uruguay: 3.01 World: 3.97 1977 Guyana: 4.12 Uruguay: 2.9 World: 3.84 1978 Guyana: 3.97 Uruguay: 2.83 World: 3.77 1979 Guyana: 3.86 Uruguay: 2.71 World: 3.76 1980 Guyana: 3.77 Uruguay: 2.59 World: 3.73 1981 Guyana: 3.72 Uruguay: 2.53 World: 3.71 1982 Guyana: 3.68 Uruguay: 2.51 World: 3.72 1983 Guyana: 3.64 Uruguay: 2.49 World: 3.59 1984 Guyana: 3.54 Uruguay: 2.47 World: 3.57 1985 Guyana: 3.47 Uruguay: 2.47 World: 3.53 1986 Guyana: 3.38 Uruguay: 2.47 World: 3.51 1987 Guyana: 3.31 Uruguay: 2.49 World: 3.48 1988 Guyana: 3.23 Uruguay: 2.5 World: 3.39 1989 Guyana: 3.19 Uruguay: 2.5 World: 3.35 1990 Guyana: 3.18 Uruguay: 2.48 World: 3.31 1991 Guyana: 3.18 Uruguay: 2.45 World: 3.13 1992 Guyana: 3.19 Uruguay: 2.43 World: 3.04 1993 Guyana: 3.2 Uruguay: 2.41 World: 2.97 1994 Guyana: 3.23 Uruguay: 2.43 World: 2.92 1995 Guyana: 3.24 Uruguay: 2.4 World: 2.87 1996 Guyana: 3.23 Uruguay: 2.36 World: 2.82 1997 Guyana: 3.22 Uruguay: 2.33 World: 2.78 1998 Guyana: 3.18 Uruguay: 2.27 World: 2.75 1999 Guyana: 3.13 Uruguay: 2.25 World: 2.72 2000 Guyana: 3.06 Uruguay: 2.2 World: 2.73 2001 Guyana: 2.96 Uruguay: 2.16 World: 2.69 2002 Guyana: 2.84 Uruguay: 2.16 World: 2.66 2003 Guyana: 2.75 Uruguay: 2.12 World: 2.64 2004 Guyana: 2.68 Uruguay: 2.09 World: 2.63 2005 Guyana: 2.65 Uruguay: 2.1 World: 2.61 2006 Guyana: 2.66 Uruguay: 2.07 World: 2.61 2007 Guyana: 2.68 Uruguay: 2.05 World: 2.6 2008 Guyana: 2.7 Uruguay: 2.03 World: 2.6 2009 Guyana: 2.69 Uruguay: 2.02 World: 2.59 2010 Guyana: 2.68 Uruguay: 2.01 World: 2.57 2011 Guyana: 2.69 Uruguay: 1.99 World: 2.55 2012 Guyana: 2.7 Uruguay: 2.01 World: 2.56 2013 Guyana: 2.71 Uruguay: 2.03 World: 2.53 2014 Guyana: 2.7 Uruguay: 2.03 World: 2.52 2015 Guyana: 2.67 Uruguay: 2.04 World: 2.49 2016 Guyana: 2.63 Uruguay: 1.97 World: 2.49 2017 Guyana: 2.59 Uruguay: 1.82 World: 2.46 2018 Guyana: 2.55 Uruguay: 1.68 World: 2.39 2019 Guyana: 2.52 Uruguay: 1.57 World: 2.35 2020 Guyana: 2.49 Uruguay: 1.5 World: 2.28 2021 Guyana: 2.46 Uruguay: 1.45 World: 2.25 2022 Guyana: 2.44 Uruguay: 1.43 World: 2.22 2023 Guyana: 2.41 Uruguay: 1.41 World: 2.2 2024 Guyana: 2.4 Uruguay: 1.4 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Guyana Uruguay World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Guyana: 12.09 Uruguay: 8.95 World: 5.12 1992 Guyana: 11.9 Uruguay: 8.96 World: 5.28 1993 Guyana: 11.62 Uruguay: 8.35 World: 5.54 1994 Guyana: 11.53 Uruguay: 9.04 World: 5.79 1995 Guyana: 11.57 Uruguay: 10.02 World: 5.92 1996 Guyana: 11.54 Uruguay: 11.93 World: 5.98 1997 Guyana: 11.57 Uruguay: 11.44 World: 6.01 1998 Guyana: 11.69 Uruguay: 9.36 World: 6.16 1999 Guyana: 11.77 Uruguay: 10.47 World: 6.28 2000 Guyana: 11.92 Uruguay: 12.63 World: 6.11 2001 Guyana: 11.8 Uruguay: 15.05 World: 6.19 2002 Guyana: 11.81 Uruguay: 16.65 World: 6.41 2003 Guyana: 11.53 Uruguay: 16.66 World: 6.48 2004 Guyana: 11.28 Uruguay: 12.98 World: 6.33 2005 Guyana: 11.09 Uruguay: 12.01 World: 6.22 2006 Guyana: 10.7 Uruguay: 10.84 World: 5.97 2007 Guyana: 10.84 Uruguay: 9.4 World: 5.77 2008 Guyana: 11.02 Uruguay: 8.03 World: 5.82 2009 Guyana: 11.31 Uruguay: 7.74 World: 6.41 2010 Guyana: 11.63 Uruguay: 7.16 World: 6.28 2011 Guyana: 11.81 Uruguay: 6.31 World: 6.15 2012 Guyana: 12.03 Uruguay: 6.45 World: 6.15 2013 Guyana: 12.3 Uruguay: 6.44 World: 6.1 2014 Guyana: 12.64 Uruguay: 6.55 World: 5.96 2015 Guyana: 13.01 Uruguay: 7.49 World: 6 2016 Guyana: 13.26 Uruguay: 7.84 World: 5.97 2017 Guyana: 13.47 Uruguay: 7.89 World: 5.9 2018 Guyana: 13.63 Uruguay: 8.34 World: 5.76 2019 Guyana: 13.17 Uruguay: 8.84 World: 5.59 2020 Guyana: 15.31 Uruguay: 10.41 World: 6.59 2021 Guyana: 14.58 Uruguay: 9.33 World: 6.05 2022 Guyana: 11.91 Uruguay: 7.88 World: 5.23 2023 Guyana: 11.92 Uruguay: 8.36 World: 4.85 2024 Guyana: 11.87 Uruguay: 8.21 World: 4.81 2025 Guyana: 11.96 Uruguay: 7.52 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Guyana Uruguay World

1 2 3 4 5 1970 Guyana: 2.14 Uruguay: 1.94 World: 4.14 1971 Guyana: 2.11 Uruguay: 1.92 World: 4.04 1972 Guyana: 2.11 Uruguay: 2.06 World: 4.16 1973 Guyana: 2.42 Uruguay: 1.94 World: 4.32 1974 Guyana: 2.11 Uruguay: 1.86 World: 4.23 1975 Guyana: 2.47 Uruguay: 1.97 World: 4.14 1976 Guyana: 2.48 Uruguay: 2 World: 4.31 1977 Guyana: 2.46 Uruguay: 1.92 World: 4.36 1978 Guyana: 2.3 Uruguay: 1.99 World: 4.42 1979 Guyana: 2.18 Uruguay: 2.14 World: 4.46 1980 Guyana: 2.29 Uruguay: 1.9 World: 4.33 1981 Guyana: 2.28 Uruguay: 1.79 World: 4.18 1982 Guyana: 1.86 Uruguay: 1.66 World: 4.05 1983 Guyana: 1.67 Uruguay: 1.32 World: 4.01 1984 Guyana: 1.81 Uruguay: 1.18 World: 4.07 1985 Guyana: 1.87 Uruguay: 1.1 World: 4.05 1986 Guyana: 1.78 Uruguay: 1.07 World: 4.04 1987 Guyana: 1.76 Uruguay: 1.21 World: 4.1 1988 Guyana: 1.84 Uruguay: 1.54 World: 4.16 1989 Guyana: 1.63 Uruguay: 1.66 World: 4.16 1990 Guyana: 1.57 Uruguay: 1.27 World: 4.15 1991 Guyana: 1.53 Uruguay: 1.43 World: 4.1 1992 Guyana: 1.44 Uruguay: 1.56 World: 4.01 1993 Guyana: 1.45 Uruguay: 1.47 World: 3.97 1994 Guyana: 1.87 Uruguay: 1.37 World: 3.94 1995 Guyana: 2.02 Uruguay: 1.49 World: 3.99 1996 Guyana: 2.08 Uruguay: 1.74 World: 4.01 1997 Guyana: 2.26 Uruguay: 1.76 World: 4.02 1998 Guyana: 2.29 Uruguay: 1.82 World: 3.98 1999 Guyana: 2.27 Uruguay: 2.12 World: 3.95 2000 Guyana: 2.17 Uruguay: 1.71 World: 4.01 2001 Guyana: 2.15 Uruguay: 1.53 World: 4.01 2002 Guyana: 2.13 Uruguay: 1.41 World: 4.02 2003 Guyana: 2.12 Uruguay: 1.4 World: 4.15 2004 Guyana: 2.2 Uruguay: 1.75 World: 4.28 2005 Guyana: 1.95 Uruguay: 1.69 World: 4.39 2006 Guyana: 1.76 Uruguay: 1.97 World: 4.48 2007 Guyana: 2.12 Uruguay: 1.86 World: 4.59 2008 Guyana: 2.13 Uruguay: 2.4 World: 4.56 2009 Guyana: 2.17 Uruguay: 2.37 World: 4.45 2010 Guyana: 2.35 Uruguay: 1.95 World: 4.67 2011 Guyana: 2.46 Uruguay: 2.34 World: 4.76 2012 Guyana: 2.68 Uruguay: 2.66 World: 4.77 2013 Guyana: 2.64 Uruguay: 2.29 World: 4.81 2014 Guyana: 2.74 Uruguay: 2.01 World: 4.78 2015 Guyana: 2.73 Uruguay: 2.05 World: 4.7 2016 Guyana: 3.22 Uruguay: 2.02 World: 4.65 2017 Guyana: 3.21 Uruguay: 1.89 World: 4.67 2018 Guyana: 3.26 Uruguay: 2.02 World: 4.73 2019 Guyana: 3.46 Uruguay: 2.11 World: 4.7 2020 Guyana: 4.12 Uruguay: 2.03 World: 4.47 2021 Guyana: 4.07 Uruguay: 2.52 World: 4.68 2022 Guyana: 4.48 Uruguay: 2.39 World: 4.67 2023 Guyana: 4.53 Uruguay: 2.42 World: 4.68 2024 Guyana: 4.56 Uruguay: 2.57 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Guyana Uruguay World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Guyana: 5.7 Uruguay: 20.09 World: 15.6 2006 Guyana: 8.9 Uruguay: 29.4 World: 17.2 2007 Guyana: 13.8 Uruguay: 34 World: 20.2 2008 Guyana: 18.2 Uruguay: 39.3 World: 22.8 2009 Guyana: 23.9 Uruguay: 41.8 World: 25.3 2010 Guyana: 29.9 Uruguay: 46.4 World: 28.4 2011 Guyana: 30 Uruguay: 51.4 World: 30.9 2012 Guyana: 30.5 Uruguay: 54.45 World: 33.3 2013 Guyana: 31 Uruguay: 57.69 World: 35.3 2014 Guyana: 32 Uruguay: 61.46 World: 37.4 2015 Guyana: 34 Uruguay: 64.57 World: 39.9 2016 Guyana: 35.66 Uruguay: 66.4 World: 43.6 2017 Guyana: 42.68 Uruguay: 70.32 World: 46.3 2018 Guyana: 48.6 Uruguay: 80.73 World: 49.4 2019 Guyana: 55.31 Uruguay: 83.35 World: 53.9 2020 Guyana: 62.95 Uruguay: 85.47 World: 60.1 2021 Guyana: 71.65 Uruguay: 87.64 World: 63.8 2022 Guyana: 76.56 Uruguay: 89.87 World: 67 2023 Guyana: 79.36 Uruguay: 90.93 World: 69.2 2024 Guyana: 83 Uruguay: 91.99 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Population 835,986 2025
164th of 215		 3.4 mn 2025
133rd of 215
Population density 3.9 /km² 2023
209th of 214		 19.4 /km² 2023
186th of 214
Population growth 0.59 % 2025
130th of 215		 -0.06 % 2025
171st of 215
Life expectancy 70.3 years 2024
149th of 215		 78.3 years 2024
63rd of 215
Fertility rate 2.40 2024
82nd of 215		 1.40 2024
177th of 215
Birth rate 19.9 ‰ 2024
75th of 215		 9.8 ‰ 2024
160th of 215
Infant mortality 23.2 ‰ 2024
135th of 196		 6.2 ‰ 2024
57th of 196
Urban population 26.5 % 2025
200th of 215		 95.7 % 2025
16th of 215
Aged 65+ 7.0 % 2025
123rd of 215		 16.3 % 2025
58th of 215
Living in cities 28.4 % 2025
147th of 215		 52.8 % 2025
46th of 215
Living in towns 45.5 % 2025
47th of 215		 33.7 % 2025
94th of 215
Living in rural areas 26.1 % 2025
98th of 215		 13.5 % 2025
178th of 215

Human development

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Human Development Index 0.776 2023
90th of 193		 0.862 2023
49th of 193
Gender Inequality Index 0.427 2023
109th of 172		 0.218 2023
56th of 172
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.747 2023
53rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.804 2023
5th of 156

Economy

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
GDP 27.1 bn US$ 2025
119th of 186		 85.3 bn US$ 2025
83rd of 186
GDP per capita 32,414 US$ 2025
38th of 186		 25,216 US$ 2025
51st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 97,899 int. $ 2025
8th of 185		 38,315 int. $ 2025
57th of 185
GNI per capita 28,470 US$ 2025
38th of 182		 24,020 US$ 2025
47th of 182
GDP growth 19.3 % 2025
1st of 186		 1.8 % 2025
140th of 186
Inflation 3.3 % 2025
73rd of 165		 4.7 % 2025
38th of 165
FDI inflows 35.0 % 2024
4th of 192		 1.3 % 2025
187th of 192
Manufacturing 1.9 % 2025
129th of 132		 10.0 % 2025
78th of 132
Agriculture 7.7 % 2025
72nd of 158		 6.4 % 2025
82nd of 158
Military spending 0.9 % 2024
119th of 147		 2.3 % 2024
39th of 147
Trade - 49.7 % 2025
106th of 138
Exports - 27.1 % 2025
92nd of 138
Tax revenue - 17.9 % 2024
47th of 89
Government debt - 65.3 % 2024
30th of 56

Labour

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Unemployment 12.0 % 2025
158th of 181		 7.5 % 2025
128th of 181
Youth unemployment 24.9 % 2025
153rd of 181		 25.1 % 2025
154th of 181
Women in the labour force 47.4 % 2025
128th of 181		 57.3 % 2025
64th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 12.2 % 2025
98th of 181		 8.1 % 2025
115th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.3 h 2025
36th of 181		 33.7 h 2025
146th of 181
Youth NEET rate 43.0 % 2025
176th of 181		 15.1 % 2025
74th of 181
Labour income share 56.1 % 2025
21st of 114		 55.7 % 2017
Output per hour 99.6 $ 2025
5th of 181		 38.0 $ 2025
56th of 181

Health

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Health spending 2.5 % 2023
188th of 192		 9.0 % 2023
44th of 192
Health spending per person 505 US$ 2023
90th of 191		 2,076 US$ 2023
38th of 191
Physicians 1.39 /1,000 2020 4.67 /1,000 2022
10th of 125
Under-5 mortality 25.2 ‰ 2024
132nd of 196		 7.4 ‰ 2024
57th of 196
Maternal mortality 75 /100k 2023
118th of 194		 15 /100k 2023
61st of 194
Tobacco use 11.7 % 2024
47th of 166		 19.3 % 2024
84th of 166
Safe drinking water 67.2 % 2024
90th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Calories per person 3,318 kcal 2023
46th of 155		 3,323 kcal 2023
45th of 155
Protein supply 110.0 g 2022
39th of 174		 103.2 g 2022
62nd of 174
Animal protein supply 56.2 g 2022
60th of 174		 61.8 g 2022
48th of 174
Fat supply 73.6 g 2022
119th of 174		 121.6 g 2022
50th of 174
Food insecurity 25.5 % 2024
72nd of 134		 15.5 % 2024
58th of 134
Severe food insecurity 4.7 % 2024
58th of 124		 2.4 % 2024
38th of 124
Cereal import dependency -105.7 % 2022
150th of 160		 -60.5 % 2022
146th of 160

Education

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Literacy 85.6 % 2020 98.9 % 2024
2nd of 29
Secondary enrolment 91.4 % 2024
61st of 108		 119.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 26.4 % 2024
97th of 128		 80.0 % 2023
26th of 128
Education spending 4.5 % 2018 4.8 % 2023
35th of 121
Expected schooling 13.0 yrs 2023
112th of 195		 17.5 yrs 2023
21st of 195
Mean schooling 8.7 yrs 2023
118th of 193		 10.5 yrs 2023
82nd of 193

Society

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Internet use 83.0 % 2024
88th of 182		 92.0 % 2024
47th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 112.6 /100 2022 145.5 /100 2024
28th of 151
Electricity access 93.0 % 2024
155th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
112th of 213
Women in parliament 36.1 % 2025
42nd of 184		 31.3 % 2025
67th of 184
Income inequality - 40.0 2024
69th of 93
Extreme poverty - 0.2 % 2024
17th of 93

Refugees

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Refugees hosted 35 2025
147th of 177		 3,195 2025
110th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
141st of 177		 0.9 ‰ 2025
89th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 29 2025
146th of 177		 27,288 2025
33rd of 177
Refugees from the country 342 2025
126th of 199		 126 2025
145th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.4 ‰ 2025
79th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
137th of 199

Governance

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Control of corruption 40.8 /100 2024
122nd of 207		 78.8 /100 2024
19th of 207
Government effectiveness 49.4 /100 2024
110th of 205		 64.8 /100 2024
54th of 205
Rule of law 51.2 /100 2024
120th of 207		 73.3 /100 2024
42nd of 207
Regulatory quality 47.8 /100 2024
131st of 205		 65.1 /100 2024
52nd of 205
Voice and accountability 55.0 /100 2024
106th of 205		 78.3 /100 2024
23rd of 205
Political stability 69.6 /100 2024
94th of 207		 87.7 /100 2024
9th of 207

Environment

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
CO₂ per capita 4.56 t 2024
145th of 202		 2.57 t 2024
103rd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 4.5 Mt 2024
140th of 204		 8.0 Mt 2024
118th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
139th of 204		 0.02 % 2024
118th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
141st of 204		 0.5 Gt 2024
104th of 204
GHG per capita 10.51 t 2024
174th of 202		 13.18 t 2024
183rd of 202
Renewable energy 12.1 % 2022
128th of 211		 57.8 % 2021
41st of 211
Forest area 87.1 % 2023
6th of 212		 12.0 % 2023
152nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 16.9 µg/m³ 2023
100th of 200		 10.9 µg/m³ 2023
52nd of 200
Water stress 3.3 % 2022
38th of 176		 12.1 % 2022
92nd of 176
Land area 211,140 km² 2023
83rd of 214		 175,020 km² 2023
90th of 214

Energy

Indicator Guyana Uruguay
Renewable electricity 2.9 % 2024
172nd of 190		 97.8 % 2025
9th of 190
Wind and solar 1.4 % 2024
136th of 190		 45.7 % 2025
8th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
86th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
171st of 180
Low-carbon electricity 2.9 % 2024
172nd of 190		 97.8 % 2025
9th of 190
Fossil electricity 97.1 % 2024
172nd of 190		 2.2 % 2025
9th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
47th of 188		 0.0 % 2025
104th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 642 g/kWh 2024
158th of 190		 80 g/kWh 2025
18th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.66 MWh 2024
120th of 191		 4.37 MWh 2025
69th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.