Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 56.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
live 5.7 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 55.5% more spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Brazil spends $2,070 as of 2023.
have 69.9% more doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Brazil has 23.6 as of 2023.
be 69.4% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Brazil, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 50.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brazil, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 66.9% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
be 47.0% 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
have 39.0% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.9 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 16.3 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
Infrastructure
find 86.1% more home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
live with 54.5% less strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Brazil withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 55.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brazil, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 49.1% less CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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