Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 32.9% more spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
have 61.2% more doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
be 89.1% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 28.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 42.6% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
Life
be 80.0% 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 Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 65.5% 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 Turkey, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2024.
have 44.7% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 73.3% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 15.7 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 83.1% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 57.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.1% more home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 14.5 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
Environment
be 25.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 18.0% more CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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