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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 | - |