Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Azerbaijan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.3 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 55.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Azerbaijan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.
be 86.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Azerbaijan, however, that number is 4.9% as of 2015.
make 26.7% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Azerbaijan, 26.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.8% more likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Azerbaijan, it is 99.8% as of 2019.
have 18.7% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, about 85.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Azerbaijan spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Azerbaijan: At a glance
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