Quality of life comparison

be 52.5% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 2.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 9.8 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 87.6% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 61.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 16.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 71.9% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.2 times 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 45.6% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 62.2% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 13.0% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 18.2% less on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 63.2% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.