Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 6.1 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.4% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 51.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
make 23.5% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 33.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.3% more likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is 98.5% as of 2015.
be 76.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 49.7% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 97.3% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 73.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 85.7% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.6% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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