Quality of life comparison

be 72.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.

live 1.7 years longer

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

make 7.2 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.

be 32.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.

be 13.6% more likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Guyana, it is 88.5% as of 2015.

be 39.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.

be 27.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.

have 49.8% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% 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 68.2% more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guyana, about 37.0% do as of 2019.

be 34.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% 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.

spend 45.2% more on education

Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 28.9% more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.

see 67.8% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.