Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
be 30.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ukraine, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 1.6 years less
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 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
make 3.3 times more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2022, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2022.
be 25.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Guyana, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.
be 21.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
have 74.0% more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guyana, 112.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.2% less likely to be literate
In Ukraine, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 88.8% as of 2021.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% less likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 94.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guyana, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 27.6% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 83.5% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 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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