Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.6 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 80.9% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.
be 88.7% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 85.1% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bangladesh spends $199 as of 2023.
have 47.9% fewer doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Bangladesh has 7.2 as of 2023.
have 31.6% less access to essential health services
Guyana scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bangladesh scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 68.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
make 92.0% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $2,597 as of 2025.
Life
be 53.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 75.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bangladesh, 115.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.0% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 79.0% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 35.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bangladesh, about 53.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.1% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 26.4% more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
Safety
be 22.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bangladesh, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 37.5% less home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Bangladesh has 8.1 as of 2024.
live with 73.3% more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bangladesh withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 84.2% less CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 26.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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