Quality of life comparison

be 30.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 2.4 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 78.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 91.6% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

have 68.3% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 71.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 27.7% less likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 51.6% 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 79.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guyana, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 19% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 62.4% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 50.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 68.9% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 54.5% less on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 11.2 times more coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.