Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 12.9 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 35.5% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 67.0% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 63.5% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
have 10.6% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guyana scores 76 as of 2021.
be 5.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
make 46.3% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $32,414 as of 2025.
Life
be 37.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 8.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guyana, on the other hand, 23.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.2% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 68.1% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Safety
be 11.7 times more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 19.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 97.5% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 55.7% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 21.0% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guyana, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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