be 3.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malaysia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Guyana, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2018.
In Malaysia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Guyana, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2018.
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 70 years (66 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2020.
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $29,100 as of 2017, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2017.
In Malaysia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
In Malaysia, 3.8% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
In Malaysia, approximately 11.4 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Guyana, on the other hand, 27.6 children do as of 2020.
In Malaysia, there are approximately 18.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Guyana, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
In Malaysia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Guyana, 84% of the population do as of 2016.
In Malaysia, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Guyana, about 37.3% do as of 2018.
Malaysia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Guyana spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Guyana is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 196,849 sq km. Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. After his death five years later, his wife, Janet JAGAN, became president but resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001 and again in 2006. Donald RAMOTAR was elected president in 2011.
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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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