Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya 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 Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 0.8 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
have 47.2% more doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Libya has 20.4 as of 2017.
be 79.8% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Libya, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 11.7% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 33.7% of people as of 2024.
see 20.7% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Libya spends $1,055 as of 2023.
have 18.4% less access to essential health services
Guyana scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Libya scores 62 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Libya, that number is 18.8% as of 2025.
make 80.1% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $6,449 as of 2025.
Life
be 21.3% 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 Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
be 65.9% 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 Libya, on the other hand, 7.9 children do as of 2024.
have 17.0% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 73% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 65.1% less home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
live with 247.6 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Libya withdraws 817% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 89.9% more CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Libya emits 8.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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