Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ecuador, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 7.3 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
have 40.0% fewer doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Ecuador 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 4.5 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $32,414 as of 2025.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 34.1% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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 67.3% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 79.5% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Safety
be 58.2% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 19.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 35.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 51.3% less strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 25.0% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guyana, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 72.7% more CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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