Quality of life comparison

be 56.9% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 15.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 13.1 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 73.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.

make 95.5% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.

be 62.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 84.4% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 45.3% less likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 3.3 times 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 70.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guyana, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, that number is 27% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 85.1% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 24.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.0 times more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 60.0% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 12.4% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.