Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 11.7 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 82.3% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 83.9% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 74.9% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
have 10.6% less access to essential health services
Austria scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guyana scores 76 as of 2021.
be 70.8% more likely to die by suicide
Austria has a suicide rate of 14.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
make 48.5% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $32,414 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 8.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guyana, on the other hand, 23.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 79.1% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 21.7 times more likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 19.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 62.0% less strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 57.1% less home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 27.8% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guyana, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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