Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 10.5 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.
be 32.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
be 12.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
be 27.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.7% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Guyana, it is 88.5% as of 2015.
be 60.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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.
have 51.1% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 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 48.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% 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 Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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.
Expenditures
spend 63.3% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.2% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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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