Quality of life comparison

be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 1.0 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 75.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

make 74.2% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2022.

be 69.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

have 28.1% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 18.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 40.0% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

spend 31.1% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 18.2% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 12.9% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.