Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 30.1% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
be 3.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 16.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
Life
have 23.4% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 48.6% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guyana, about 37.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.1% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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