Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 12.3 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.7% more likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.1 times more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.
be 60.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
be 29.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
be 11.5% more likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Guyana, it is 88.5% as of 2015.
be 54.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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.
be 22.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.8% fewer children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 14.0% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guyana, about 37.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 39.2% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 56.6% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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