Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea 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 Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
be 85.6% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
be 46.6% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.4 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 93.5% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 93.7% fewer doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 40.8% less access to essential health services
Guyana scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
Economy
be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
be 42.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 44.5% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.9 times 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 Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.7% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 45.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 68.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 49.0% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.9 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 16.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.7% less home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 3.4 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 95.2% less CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2004–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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