Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 2.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Colombia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 7.6 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 21.0% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 24.3% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 45.3% fewer doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $32,414 as of 2025.
be 44.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 50.0% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 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 15.4% less on education
Colombia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 69.7% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 85.7% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Safety
be 23.2% less likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 19.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 24.9% less home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guyana, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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