Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
be 6.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Honduras, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 3.3 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.
be 27.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
be 98.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 10.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 92% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 11.9% less likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guyana, about 37.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 32.9% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 44.2% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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