Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 69.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Colombia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.4% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.3% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 87.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Colombia, on the other hand, 11.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 89.2% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.