Quality of life comparison

be 58.4% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 3.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 1.7 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 24.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.

make 86.1% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

be 21.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

have 99.2% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 12.0% less likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

be 64.3% 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

be 56.4% 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 Tanzania, that number is 40% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 40.5% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 25.6% 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 Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 31.1% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 22.4% less on healthcare

Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 3.1 times more coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.