Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 71.3% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 6.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 92.0% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 83.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.
be 47.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 47.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malawi, 349.0 women do as of 2017.
have 67.1% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malawi, there are 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 29.8% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.
be 50.9% 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 85.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 62.2% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 51.0% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malawi: At a glance
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