Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Guyana, you would:

Health

be 18.3% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.

be 20.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.

live 12.2 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 55.1% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Swaziland, that number is 28.0% as of 2014.

be 68.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.

Life

be 34.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.

have 39.7% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Swaziland, there are 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 78.9% 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 27.0% more likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Swaziland, about 47.0% do as of 2019.

be 17.0% 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 Swaziland, that number is 80% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 17.8% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Swaziland spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 38.8% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Swaziland: At a glance

Swaziland is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 17,204 sq km. Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register as an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the constitution broke down between the government and progressive groups in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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