Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 1.3 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 25.1% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
be 36.5% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 89.4% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 88.2% fewer doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Vanuatu has 1.6 as of 2019.
have 38.2% less access to essential health services
Guyana scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
Economy
be 57.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 87.5% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
be 37.9% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.
have 39.1% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.3% more 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 Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 37.7% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 15.8% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 66.8% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 98.3% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 17.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.0% less home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 80.9% less CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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