Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 13.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sri Lanka, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 5.6 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 49.6% more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
be 8.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
have 21.2% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 2.1 times more on education
Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 19.5% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.7% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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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