Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 15.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
live 5.9 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 11.9% more likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 35.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 26.7% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 10.2% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.7% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance
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