Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 79.2% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 81.5% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2022.
be 70.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
be 56.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
Life
be 81.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 76.7% less 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 26.9% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 43.4 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
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