Guyana
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and South America.
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Continent
- South America
More South America quizzes - Land neighbours
- Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
- Population
- 835,986 (2025)
- Total area
- 214,970 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 4.8° N, 59.0° W
Guyana at a glance
Guyana is a country in South America. Its capital is Georgetown. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela.
Within South America, Guyana has the highest GDP per person ($32,414 in 2025), the lowest share of people in urban areas (26.5% in 2025) and the highest CO₂ emissions per person (4.56 t in 2024).
Flag of Guyana
Guyana’s flag is drawn in the proportions 3:5 (height to width), like 18 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Sao Tome and Principe.
Guyana in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in South America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 835,986 | 162ndof 195 | 11thof 12 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 214,970 km² | 83rdof 194 | 10thof 12 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $27.1B | 116thof 182 | 11thof 12 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $32,414 | 34thof 182 | 1stof 12 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 70.3 years | 130thof 195 | 11thof 12 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.40 | 79thof 195 | 3rdof 12 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $505 | 90thof 191 | 8thof 12 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 26.5% | 180thof 195 | 12thof 12 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 83.0% | 85thof 180 | 5thof 11 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 87.1% | 6thof 191 | 2ndof 12 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 4.56 t | 50thof 181 | 1stof 12 |
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Guyana compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Guyana · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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