Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 53.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2020.
live 4.0 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 88.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
make 24.6% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 91.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brazil, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.9% 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
have 16.5% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Brazil, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 95.9% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.3 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brazil: At a glance
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