Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 64.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
make 57.8% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 76.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.3% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.2% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 62.2% more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 40.8% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bolivia: At a glance
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