Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 31.3% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 11.9 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 24.0% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $56,700 as of 2024, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $70,300 as of 2024.
be 56.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 10.2% as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
have 82.9% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Guyana, about 82.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 13.5% less on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 57.4% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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