Digital Adoption in Guyana
83% internet use · EGDI rank 128 of 193
This profile brings together internet use, financial inclusion and UN e-government indicators for Guyana, with source years shown alongside each figure.
Internet and Connectivity
Internet use in Guyana is reported at 83% for 2024. The indicator measures individuals using the internet rather than subscriptions.
This result anchors the connectivity side of the profile. 83.0% of Guyana's population used the internet in 2024. The World Bank series is sourced from the International Telecommunication Union. That is 1 percentage points below the Latin America & Caribbean aggregate; the regional aggregate used here is 84% for 2025.
Guyana records 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people in 2022 in the cited series. Subscriptions count active lines rather than unique residents, so a rate above 100 is possible.
A directly verified active mobile-broadband value and a current fixed-broadband-per-100 value are not displayed on this page because they were not directly verified in the authoritative extracts used for this page. Subscription counts are not the same as unique users.
| Connectivity indicator | Guyana | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals using the internet | 83.0% | 2024 |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions | 113 per 100 people | 2022 |
| Active mobile broadband subscriptions | N/A | N/A |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | N/A | N/A |
Digital Payments
Financial-inclusion indicators are shown separately from connectivity measures because they describe account ownership or payment use.
| Financial inclusion indicator | Guyana | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with an account | N/A | N/A |
| Women with an account | N/A | N/A |
| Men with an account | N/A | N/A |
| Made or received a digital payment | N/A | N/A |
Data note: Indicators are shown with their published reference years.
Gender-specific account values were not directly verified for this page. A directly comparable digital-payment value is not displayed because it was not directly verified in the authoritative extract used for this page. For Guyana, the figures above should be read with the source year shown on this page.
Data note: When comparing Guyana with regional or global figures, use the year printed beside each value because collection periods can differ.
Digital Government
Data note: No missing Guyana value is estimated on this page; an unavailable observation remains clearly identified until a comparable source is published.
| UN indicator | Guyana |
|---|---|
| E-Government Development Index | 0.5443 |
| Global rank | 128 |
| Online Service Index | 0.3455 |
| Telecommunication Infrastructure Index | 0.6942 |
| Human Capital Index | 0.5933 |
| UN rating class | High, H1 |
Guyana ranked #128 worldwide in the 2024 UN E-Government Survey with an EGDI score of 0.5443.
The country-level picture begins with this published observation. Its component scores were 0.3455 for online services, 0.6942 for telecommunications infrastructure and 0.5933 for human capital. The UN places the country in the high EGDI group, rating class H1.
The financial-inclusion figures for Guyana come from survey indicators and are kept separate from telecom subscription measures. Account ownership and payment use measure different aspects of digital participation.
The digital gender gap
Gender-disaggregated indicators can reveal differences hidden by national averages. Each dataset is shown with its own reference year.
Share of male population
Not shownNo matching directly verified value
Not shownNot calculated from incomplete data
Not shownGlobal Findex
Not shownGuyana vs. Region and World
| Indicator | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet use | 83.0% (2024) | 84% (2025) | 74% (2025) |
| Fixed broadband | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EGDI | 0.5443 (2024) | N/A | N/A |
Internet adoption over time
Guyana is compared only where the same indicator definition is available for the country, its region and the world. The source year is shown with each figure.
What the numbers say about Guyana
What the numbers say about Guyana
This result anchors the connectivity side of the profile. Guyana's 2024 internet-use rate is 83.0%, 1 percentage points below the Latin America & Caribbean aggregate. Mobile cellular subscriptions are 113 per 100 people in 2022, showing the scale of active connectivity services rather than unique users.
Guyana ranked 128 of 193 UN member states in the 2024 UN E-Government Survey. The ranking measures digital-government development, not internet use.
How to read this page
Internet use is a people-based indicator: it records whether residents used the internet during the source reference period. It is different from household broadband coverage. Survey measures are shown separately from telecom counts.
Global Findex is survey based. Missing indicators are not replaced with estimates.
Key Takeaways
Quick answers to common questions about Guyana's digital adoption figures.
What percentage of people in Guyana use the internet?
83% in 2024.
How many mobile subscriptions are there in Guyana?
Guyana records 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people in 2022 in the cited series. Subscriptions count active lines rather than unique residents, so a rate above 100 is possible.
Is a mobile-broadband figure shown for Guyana?
An unavailable observation is left blank or marked N/A instead of being estimated for Guyana.
How does Guyana rank for digital government?
Guyana ranked #128 in the 2024 United Nations E-Government Development Index, with an EGDI score of 0.5443.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the internet users figure show for Guyana?
Guyana's internet-use figure shown here is 83.0% for 2024. The percentage measures people using the internet, not subscriptions. The source year is shown with the figure. Across the indicators, use the stated indicator definition before comparing it with another section.
What does the mobile subscriptions figure show for Guyana?
Guyana records 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people in 2022 in the cited series. Subscriptions count active lines rather than unique residents, so a rate above 100 is possible.
What does the un egdi figure show for Guyana?
The page shows 0.5443 for un egdi. 2024 · Global rank #128. The surrounding section keeps the published definition and reference period attached to that figure.
Sources & methodology
Guyana is compared only where the same indicator definition is available for the country, its region and the world. Across the indicators, avoid merging unlike measures rather than converting it into a different measure.
Rounding: percentages are generally shown to one or two decimal places, subscription rates as reported, and index scores to four decimals. A dash means the value was not directly verified for this page.View sources used for this page
Primary international source for telecommunications indicators and definitions. ITU DataHub
EGDI rank, overall score and component indices. UN E-Government Survey