Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 39.3% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 34.3% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 22.4% less access to essential health services
Guyana scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
make 73.8% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 times more 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 20.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 5.4 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.3% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 21.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.8% less home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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