Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of Guyana, you would:

Health

live 10.3 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 35.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

be 34.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

make 75.5% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

Life

be 86.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 29.3% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 11.1% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 86.7% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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