Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 8.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lithuania, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 6.9 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 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 41.4% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 67.7% less spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 68.9% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
be 12.0% more likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 77.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.0% less likely to be literate
In Lithuania, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 88.8% as of 2021.
be 8.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 2.8 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 67.5% less on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Safety
be 7.3 times more likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 19.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 53.5% less home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
live with 52.1% more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
Environment
be 33.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guyana, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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