If you lived in Denmark instead of Guyana, you would:

Health

be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 9.8 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.0 times more money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.

be 72.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.

be 64.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.5% as of 2018.

Life

be 99.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 86.3% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 32.9% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Denmark, about 97.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 73.3% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 15.9 times more coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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