Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 3.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Portugal, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 12.1 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 66.7% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 73.0% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 76.3% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
have 13.6% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guyana scores 76 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 94.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 8.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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 75.9% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 74.4% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Safety
be 26.6 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 19.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 73.2% less strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 71.4% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
Environment
be 5.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guyana, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 37.3% more CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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