Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand 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 New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.7 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 52.5% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.0% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
be 73.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 84.5% less 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 24.6% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 81.8% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 33.0 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
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