Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 22.6% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
be 13.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Morocco, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 1.8 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.7 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $49,800 as of 2023.
be 36.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 12.4% as of 2023.
be 7.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
be 17.0% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 88.8% as of 2021.
be 55.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guyana, 112.0 women do as of 2020.
be 15.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 33.8% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 75.0% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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