Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 66.3% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 90.9% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In North Korea, that number is 25.6% as of 2013.
Life
be 86.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.0% more likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In North Korea, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
have 15.0% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In North Korea, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 71.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In North Korea, that number is 26% of people on average (36% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.4 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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