Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
see 93.0% more spent on your healthcare
Vietnam spends $690 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guyana spends $1,331 as of 2023.
have 25.3% more doctors per person
Vietnam has 11.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Guyana has 13.9 as of 2020.
have 11.8% more access to essential health services
Vietnam scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guyana scores 76 as of 2021.
be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Vietnam, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 4.4 years less
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 12.6 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guyana, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Vietnam has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guyana, it is 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 6.4 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $32,414 as of 2025.
be 7.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guyana, that number is 12.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 48.1% more children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 56.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 48.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guyana, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 93.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 12.0 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 45.8% less on healthcare
Vietnam spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.7% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
Safety
be 14.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Vietnam, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guyana, they kill 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 81.8% less strain on fresh water
Vietnam withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guyana withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 45.4% less home broadband
Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guyana has 12.9 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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