Quality of life comparison

be 49.0% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 38.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 4.3 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 88.2% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 38.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.

have 72.1% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 42.6% less likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.

be 67.9% more 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 46.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.

spend 35.6% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 22.4% less on healthcare

Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 82.6% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.