Quality of life comparison

be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 1.0 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 79.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

make 55.1% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 69.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

be 85.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

have 33.6% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 18.2% 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 35.1% more likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

spend 26.7% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.5% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 12.9% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.