Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 81.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.
live 13.6 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 53.6% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.
see 3.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Italy spends $4,993 as of 2024.
have 3.0 times more doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Italy has 41.9 as of 2022.
have 10.5% more access to essential health services
Guyana scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Italy scores 84 as of 2021.
be 71.8% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Italy, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 46.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Italy, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
make 33.6% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.0% less 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 Italy, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.9% more likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Italy, it is 99.3% as of 2019.
be 90.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.
have 68.3% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 16.6 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
Safety
be 97.0% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 67.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.5 times more home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.
live with 9.0 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Italy withdraws 30% as of 2022.
Environment
be 71.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Italy, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.4% more CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Italy emits 5.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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