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Guyana

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Guyana
Published: 2026

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

WRI Score 2026

62.49

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 116th
In Americas: 30th
Ranked: 211

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.