Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.0 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 27.7% more money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 55.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 64.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

Life

be 95.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 85.6% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 35.3% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 48.9% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 85.5% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.

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

Belgium: At a glance

Belgium is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 30,278 sq km. Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Political divisions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. Its capital, Brussels, is home to numerous international organizations including the EU and NATO.
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