Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 1.0 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 78.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

make 74.5% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 69.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 28.1% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 18.2% more 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 40.0% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 31.1% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 18.2% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 12.9% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

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

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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