Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 79.7% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 73.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 28.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
make 79.7% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 72.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.3% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
be 13.5% 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.