Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
be 13.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Serbia, 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 2.3 years less
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 2.0 times more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2023, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $49,800 as of 2023.
be 43.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 12.4% as of 2023.
be 65.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
have 89.8% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guyana, 112.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.8% less likely to be literate
In Serbia, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2019. In Guyana, it is 88.8% as of 2021.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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 36.8% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 25.0% more on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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