Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 1.4 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 26.7% more likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 55.5% less likely to be unemployed

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

make 84.5% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.

Life

be 20.0% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Venezuela, 259.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 71.1% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 30.9% less on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 6.1 times more coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.

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

Venezuela: At a glance

Venezuela is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 882,050 sq km. Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Hugo CHAVEZ, president from 1999 to 2013, sought to implement his "21st Century Socialism," which purported to alleviate social ills while at the same time attacking capitalist globalization and existing democratic institutions. His hand-picked successor, President Nicolas MADURO, continues CHAVEZ's socialist programs. Current concerns include: a weakening of democratic institutions, political polarization, a politicized military, rampant violent crime, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, foreign exchange controls that discourage private-sector investment, high inflation, a decline in the quality of fundamental houman rights, and widespread scarcity of consumer goods.
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