Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia 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 Indonesia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 1.2 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 65.8% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 52.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Indonesia, that number is 5.3% as of 2018.
be 73.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2019.
make 39.0% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 73.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Indonesia, 177.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.9% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.9% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Indonesia, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 40.8% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 119.2 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
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