Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 4.8 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 75.2% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
be 45.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 97.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.3% more likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 44.6% 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 15.0% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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