Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 36.9% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
be 13.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Egypt, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $49,800 as of 2023.
be 70.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 12.4% as of 2023.
be 17.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
be 21.5% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 88.8% as of 2021.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guyana, 112.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.
have 14.4% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.1% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guyana, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 80.0% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.3% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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