Human development index (Our World) in Guyana
Guyana: Human development index (Our World) was 0.776 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index in Guyana is 0.776, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Guyana peaked at 0.776 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.491, in 1991.
Guyana ranks 89th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.494 | — |
| 1991 | 0.491 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.507 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.521 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.531 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.536 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.546 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.552 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.557 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.562 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.567 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.575 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.58 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.587 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.61 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.619 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.626 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.632 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.637 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.647 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.659 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.664 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.669 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.678 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.683 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.69 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.696 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.702 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.709 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.722 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.713 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.763 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.776 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5297 | 0.491 | 0.562 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6033 | 0.567 | 0.637 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6797 | 0.647 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7435 | 0.713 | 0.776 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Guyana?
- Human development index in Guyana was 0.776 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.776 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.491 in 1991.
- How does Guyana rank for human development index?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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