Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 2.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Brazil, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 5.7 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 35.7% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 41.2% fewer doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $32,414 as of 2025.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 63.9% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 88.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 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 74.6% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.9% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Infrastructure
find 46.3% less home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
live with 2.2 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guyana, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 96.6% more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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