Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 58.9% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 16.2 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 95.7% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 24.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.9 times 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 80.4% 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 Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 94.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
be 13.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.6 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.