Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 14.3 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 92.8% more spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 63.9% more doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
be 90.7% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 34.2% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 81.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 89.3% 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 Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 69.8% 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 Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.
have 49.6% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 98.7% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 39.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 92.2% less home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 1166.8 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.2 times more CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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