Degree of application: 1 lowest to 5 highest) in Guyana
Guyana: Degree of application: 1 lowest to 5 highest) was 4 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
4
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
37th
of 40 countries
All-time high
5
in 2024
All-time low
2
in 2022
Years of data
5
2018–2026
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Guyana, 2018–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Guyana is 4, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Guyana peaked at 5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2022.
That places Guyana 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Degree of application: 1 lowest to 5 highest) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2026 | 4 | -20.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 80% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5, 80% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 4 compare
- 40 Peru 3 compare
More public sector data for Guyana
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 10.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Guyana?
- Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Guyana was 4 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional?
- Guyana ranks 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2026.
- Is degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries (level of implementation: 1 lowest to 5 highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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