A British colony until independence in 1966, Guyana was governed for decades by Forbes Burnham’s authoritarian socialism and then by rival Afro-Guyanese and Indo-Guyanese parties. Huge offshore oil discoveries since 2015 have made it one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, and it defends its claim to the Essequibo region against Venezuela.
Guyana today
Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.
Presides over Guyana’s oil boom and has defended the country’s claim to the Essequibo region against Venezuela. He won a second term in 2025.
Irfaan Ali sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning traditional on culture, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on economy.
Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.
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