Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Palau, you would:
Health
be 63.5% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 6.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
be 40.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
have 45.1% more children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 96.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 67.8% less on healthcare
Palau spends 15.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.8% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 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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