Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 5.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Greece, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 11.5 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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.
see 61.5% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 78.9% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
be 5.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 20.3% more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $32,414 as of 2025.
be 40.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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 70.6% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.6% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Safety
be 22.8 times more likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 19.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 83.8% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 71.0% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 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 Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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