Guyana

Region South America Capital Georgetown Currency Guyanese Dollar (GYD) Density 4 / km²

WRI Score 2026

62.49

scale 1–100 · higher is better

116th

Global rank

30th

In Americas

211

Ranked

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 28%· KPMG / EY

44.6

Above-average top marginal rate.

Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 4 / km²· UN WPP

100.0

Sparsely populated, well below global norms.

GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $34,307· IMF WEO 2026

72.9

Middle-income economy by per-capita output.

Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 70 years· WHO / UN

40.6

Below-average life expectancy.

Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO

55.1

Moderate tourism activity relative to population.

Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 12%· ILO / SECO

57.0

Moderate unemployment relative to peers.

Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3.5% of GDP· SIPRI

68.7

Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.

Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI

30.9

Below-average safety and judicial quality.

Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric

96.0

Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Guyana holds 116th of 211 with a WRI Score of 62.49 — sits in the lower-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by safety and rule of law, a clear structural constraint.

Nearest peers

2026 WRI Score

113 United Kingdom 62.85

114 Turkey 62.53

115 Uzbekistan 62.52

116 Guyana 62.49

117 Cuba 62.03

118 Tajikistan 61.80

119 Jamaica 61.80

All figures from WRI_2026. Methodology Manual v3.4 documents every scale and source.