Guyana

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 19,704.58 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 786,559 HDI (2020): 0.68
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 121
Score: 42.6
Vulnerability 0.459
Readiness 0.312

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Guyana places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Guyana is the 71st most vulnerable country and the 147th 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
Ranking
97
97
93
94
97
103
105
109
107
110
126
125
129
128
131
131
130
128
128
120
120
120
121
120
120
121
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.459
Food
0.519
Projected change of cereal yields
0.956
Projected population change
0.135
Food import dependency
0.166
Rural population
0.789
Agriculture capacity
0.780
Child malnutrition
0.291
Water
0.265
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
0.743
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.449
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
0.097
Slum population
0.319
Medical staff
0.934
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
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
0.554
Projected change of warm periods
0.370
Projected change of flood hazard
0.530
Urban concentration
0.211
Age dependency ratio
0.531
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.746
Paved roads
0.938
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.176
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0.075
Disaster preparedness
-