Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 37.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 4.3 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 44.8% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $49,800 as of 2023.
be 32.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 12.4% as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
have 21.0% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guyana, 112.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 32.4% more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 19.6% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.6% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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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