Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Guyana, you would:

Health

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 Switzerland, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 11.4 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Switzerland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.0 times more money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $72,300 as of 2022.

be 65.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Switzerland, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.

be 58.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Switzerland, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2020.

Life

be 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Switzerland, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 83.8% 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.

have 39.5% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Switzerland, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 12.9% more likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Switzerland, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 15.6% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Switzerland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Switzerland, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Switzerland: At a glance

Switzerland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 39,997 sq km. The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two world wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.
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