Quality of life comparison

be 72.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.

live 1.7 years longer

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

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

make 13.8 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $49,800 as of 2023.

be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed

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

be 32.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.

be 52.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guyana, 112.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.

have 48.6% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 93% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

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

be 34.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 36.4% more on education

Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 44.7% more on healthcare

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

see 67.8% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.