Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 5.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Italy, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 13.6 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 73.3% less spent on your healthcare
Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 66.9% fewer doctors per person
Italy has 41.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 6.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
make 25.2% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $32,414 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.6% less likely to be literate
In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.3% as of 2019. In Guyana, it is 88.8% as of 2021.
be 10.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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 70.7% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Safety
be 33.5 times more likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 19.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 88.9% less strain on fresh water
Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 59.3% less home broadband
Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 10.2% less CO2
Italy emits 5.1 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 Italy, 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 (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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