International Rankings of Guyana 2014, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	24,936	112	2012
Internet users	189,600	142	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	154,200	136	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	547,000	167	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$838,500,000	174	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$699,100,000	175	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-5.00	168	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	5.5	69	31 Dec 2011 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	14.45	50	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$394,800,000	99	2013 est.
Debt - external	$1,846,000,000	144	31 Dec 2011 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	44.6	44	2007
Exports	$1,396,000,000	147	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	60.20	47	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	15.80	102	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	84.20	37	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-76.50	161	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	22.20	90	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	-5.90	182	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	21.10	43	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	35.50	53	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	43.40	182	2012 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$2,790,000,000	175	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$8,000	133	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$6,175,000,000	163	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	4.80	75	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	8.30	134	2012 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	33.80	51	1999
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	1.30	133	1999
Imports	$1,978,000,000	164	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	14.80	3	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	2.40	167	2013 est.
Labor force	313,100	164	2009 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 339,800,000	111	31 Dec 2011
Population below poverty line (%)	35.00	53	2006
Public debt (% of GPD)	59.50	44	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$864,000,000	137	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 1,696,000,000	154	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$1,223,000,000	147	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 550,400,000	157	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	25.1	126	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	11.00	88	2007
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	1,673,000	152	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	202	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	0	201	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	0	206	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	0	200	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	512,000,000	169	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	204	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	96.0	66	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	0.3	145	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	197	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	3.7	51	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	0	207	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	362,500	146	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	700,000,000	155	2010 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	691.98	150	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	0	203	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	202	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	0	207	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	0	207	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	0	204	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	10,910	151	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	0	202	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	10,780	128	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	0	207	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	459	118	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	2835	83	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	207	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	2,222	3	2010
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	1.64	94	2010
Irrigated land (sq km)	1,501	83	2003
Land Area - sq km	196,849.00	86	NA
Land boundaries - km	2,949	62	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	1.95	186	2011
Land use - other (%)	97.92	56	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.13	182	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	3.76	221	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	214,969.00	85	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	241.00	37	2011
Water Area - sq km	18,120	33	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - male	189,840	158	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	147,719	162	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	133,239	165	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	8,460	156	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	8,849	155	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.90	75	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	109,643	165	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	113,724	165	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	30.20	80	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	74,202	164	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	78,798	164	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	20.70	35	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	134,695	167	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	138,167	166	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	36.90	158	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	30,358	163	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	22,772	168	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	7.20	121	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	22,268	165	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	15,276	169	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	5.10	140	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	16.31	123	2014 est.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	11.10	66	2009
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	42.50	119	2009
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	7.18	127	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio (number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+))	0	176	201
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	93.2	88	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - total	94.5	102	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	97.9	104	NA
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	6.8	113	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	5.5	103	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	2.1	102	2011 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	3.60	125	2012
Health expenditures	5.90	116	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	1.20	43	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	500	95	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	5,900	117	2012 est.
Hospital bed density	2.00	110	2009
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	30.09	66	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	38.59	64	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	34.45	66	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	71.72	158	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	63.83	167	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	67.68	162	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	91.60	113	2002 Census
Literacy - male (%)	92.00	126	2002 Census
Literacy - total (%)	91.80	128	2002 Census
Maternal mortality rate	280.00	43	2010
Median age - female (years)	25.30	146	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	23.70	152	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	24.50	152	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	20.80	92	2009 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-11.21	214	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	17.20	113	2008
Physicians density	0.21	147	2010
Population	739,903	165	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	-0.21	215	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	82.4	96	NA
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	17.6	103	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	83.9	106	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	16.1	95	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	87.7	109	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	12.3	93	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	11	149	2012
School life expectancy - male (years)	10	174	2012
School life expectancy - total (years)	11	157	2012
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	153	2013 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.06	50	2013 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.02	82	2013 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.75	216	2013 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.69	184	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.05	151	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	0.99	117	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	196	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	2.21	103	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	50	13	2011
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	44	7	2011
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	46	8	2011
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	0.5	191	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	29	193	2011
Transportation
Airports	117	50	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	11	112	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	106	35	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	10	114	2010
Roadways (km)	7,970	141	2000
Waterways (km)	330	92	2012

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