Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 2.2 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
be 97.6% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Syria, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 90.8% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Syria spends $122 as of 2023.
have 15.8% less access to essential health services
Guyana scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Syria scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 13.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Syria, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
make 96.7% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $1,057 as of 2022.
Life
be 73.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 75.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Syria, 20.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Syria, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2024.
have 16.5% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 43.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 58.0% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 96.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Syria, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 47.0% less home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Syria has 6.9 as of 2023.
live with 37.7 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Syria withdraws 124% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 72.1% less CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Syria emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 59.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Syria, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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