Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 27.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 9.8 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.
be 68.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 24.5% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Guyana, it is 88.5% as of 2015.
be 62.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 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.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
have 60.0% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 92% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 45.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 96.0% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 71.3% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 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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