Guyana

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 54,732.14 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 826,353 HDI (2023): 0.78
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 111
Score: 43.7
Vulnerability 0.430
Readiness 0.305

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Guyana places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Guyana is the 90th most vulnerable country and the 132nd most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ranking
99
99
102
104
106
106
108
105
108
107
127
129
132
126
131
135
136
143
138
135
134
129
135
122
119
111
109
110
111
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.430
Food
0.523
Projected change of cereal yields
0.956
Projected population change
0.135
Food import dependency
0.155
Rural population
0.785
Agriculture capacity
0.836
Child malnutrition
0.269
Water
0.267
Projected change of annual runoff
0.303
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.164
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.005
Water dependency ratio
0.111
Dam capacity
0.751
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.422
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.592
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.107
Slum population
0.123
Medical staff
0.845
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.564
Ecosystem Services
0.509
Projected change of biome distribution
0.576
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.338
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.388
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.749
Human Habitat
0.542
Projected change of warm periods
0.370
Projected change of flood hazard
0.530
Urban concentration
0.215
Age dependency ratio
0.533
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.938
Infrastructure
0.318
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.176
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0.011
Disaster preparedness
0.400