Quality of life comparison

be 73.8% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 4.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 2.9 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 76.1% less likely to be unemployed

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

be 42.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

make 93.5% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2022.

have 2.4 times more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.0% less likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

be 37.5% 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 Uganda, on the other hand, 30.4 children do as of 2022.

be 51.3% 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 Uganda, that number is 45% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 88.2% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.2% 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 Uganda, that number is 83% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 40.0% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 27.3% less on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.