Guyana

Highlights

  1. Approximately 85% of the population is an Internet user.
  2. As of 2023, the population of Guyana was 826,353. The United Nations defines it as a small island developing state.
  3. Out of the 1000 most-visited websites, 13% can be reached on a local server or cache in Guyana. This falls below Internet Society's target of 50%.
  4. Internet Society rates the choice of Internet service providers as very poor.
  5. Guyana received a security preparedness score of 28.11 on the 2023 Global Cybersecurity Index. Its e-government system readiness score is 69%.
ccTLD
.gy
Flag of Guyana
Region
Americas
Sub-region
South America
Population
826,353
Classification
  • Small Island Developing State
  • High income country

Internet Usage Permanent link

Internet penetration

85%

of the population used the Internet at least once over a 3-month period

85%
Americas average
20002005201020152020

Average download speed

Based on an average of 300 users

  • 60.67 Mbps
    Broadband
  • 22.37 Mbps
    Mobile

Average Internet cost

1.22%

of average income (GNI) is needed to cover a low-consumption basket, using at least 3G technology.

2018201920202021202220232024

Network Infrastructure Permanent link

Mobile 4G and 5G coverage

  • 93%
    has access to at least one device with 4G mobile Internet
  • < 1%
    has access to at least one device with 5G mobile Internet

Active networks

The building blocks of the Internet, identified by Autonomous System (AS) numbers.

5
active networks

International connections

Routes to the global Internet

Upstream diversity is

Fair
More than 2 connections to the global Internet improves the ability to recover from unexpected events.

Adoption of IPv6

24%
of users can access online resources using IPv6, the new generation of the Internet Protocol
43%
Americas average
20212022202320242025

Market Overview Permanent link

Locally cached content

13%

of the top 1000 websites in Guyana can be accessed through an in-country server or cache

71%
Americas average

Top Internet service providers

Top Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by market share

  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co.: 59%
  • E-Networks Inc.: 26%
  • U Mobile Cellular Inc.: 12%
  • SPACEX-STARLINK: 2%
  • EGOVERNMENT UNIT: 1%

Digital public services rating

The UN's measure of a country's e-government ecosystem readiness

49%

Country-level domain use

4,300

domains registered using .gy, the country code top-level domain (ccTLD).

Market competition

Very Poor

market competitiveness for Internet customers and end users

Security Permanent link

Global Cybersecurity Index

Estimates the ability of a country or economy to prevent and manage cyber incidents

28 / 100

Routing security practices

The use of resource public key infrastructure (RPKI), which connects IP prefixes to the correct autonomous system (AS)

ROA

Route origin authorization uses a cryptographic signature to certify network announcements

  • 99%
    of IPv4 prefixes protected
  • 100%
    of IPv6 prefixes protected

ROV

Route origin validation filters out route announcements

  • 11%
    of networks are using ROV to filter out invalid prefixes and networks

DNSSEC status

  • Active

DNSSEC coverage

3%

of all domains under the ccTLD are protected with DNSSEC

6%
Americas average

Adoption of DNSSEC

93%

of DNS queries are protected by DNSSEC, across all web traffic

37%
Americas average

Footnotes Permanent link

The geographic boundaries and country names shown do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Internet Society concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities. Regions and Sub-Regions are taken from the UN Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49).

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