Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 62.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2024.
live 2.4 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 23.7% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
have 20.0% more doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Venezuela has 16.6 as of 2017.
be 65.2% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 86.0% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
Economy
be 55.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Venezuela, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 89.2% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $3,495 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.0 times 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 Venezuela, 227.0 women do as of 2023.
have 23.4% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 53.0% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 33.8% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 13.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Venezuela withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
be 38.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Venezuela, it causes 32.0 as of 2019.
emit 25.7% less CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Guyana vs. Venezuela
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.