Transport and infrastructure in Guyana
Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Guyana with the average of all countries in America. The main traffic and transport routes are in good condition, but do not reach the level of the leading industrial nations.The waterways listed refer to inland traffic on rivers and canals. The number of ports includes those located on the 459 km of coastline. In 2020, about 58,376.50 freight containers were transported.
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 3,995 km. For each of the country's 804,567 inhabitants, this corresponds to 4.97 meters. This puts Guyana in 113rd place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note that the country's population density is very low at around 4 inhabitants per km². In this case, disproportionately long distances generally have to be covered to reach the more remote parts of the country.With an average of 183 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2019), road traffic in Guyana is considered quite dangerous. This corresponds to 23.5 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.
In Guyana, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.
Guyana | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 4,000 km | 4,965.40 km | 18.58 m |
| Railroads | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Waterways | 330 km | 410.16 km | 1.54 m |
| Commercial harbors | 56 | 69.60 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 4 | 4.97 | 0.019 |
South America | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 3,101,100 km | 7,134.46 km | 174.14 m |
| Railroads | 85,100 km | 195.82 km | 4.78 m |
| Waterways | 119,400 km | 274.61 km | 6.70 m |
| Commercial harbors | 2,227 | 5.12 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 330 | 0.76 | 0.000 |
Data sources used
• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)• UNCTAD
• Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
• CIA Factbook
• OECD Statistics
• Wikipedia (german)
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