Gender Development Index (GDI) in Guyana
Guyana: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.992 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.992
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
44th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.992
in 2022
All-time low
0.984
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2022
Gender Development Index in Guyana, 2018–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Guyana stood at 0.992. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over five years.
That places Guyana 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.984 | — |
| 2019 | 0.987 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.985 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.99 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.992 | +0.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.992 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.988, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.992 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.992, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9855 | 0.984 | 0.987 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.989 | 0.985 | 0.992 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More gender data for Guyana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 236.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7051 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 625.02 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 625.02 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Guyana?
- Gender development index in Guyana was 0.992 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.992 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.984 in 2018.
- How does Guyana rank for gender development index?
- Guyana ranks 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.