Quality of life comparison

be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2016.

live 11.3 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 43.1% more likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malta, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.

make 36.5% more money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $48,600 as of 2022.

be 76.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.

be 52.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.5% less 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 Malta, on the other hand, 4.5 children do as of 2022.

have 43.7% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 31.1% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 96.4% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 57.1% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.