Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
be 83.1% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bolivia, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.6 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 43.2% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bolivia spends $756 as of 2023.
have 14.5% less access to essential health services
Guyana scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bolivia scores 65 as of 2021.
Economy
be 75.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bolivia, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 84.1% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $5,148 as of 2025.
Life
be 38.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bolivia, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2024.
be 94.7% 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 Bolivia, 146.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 76.9% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 15.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bolivia, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 93.9% less strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bolivia withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 49.8% less CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bolivia emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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