Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 13.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 13.1 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.7 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2020, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.
be 26.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
be 38.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
be 40.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 1120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 43.2% as of 2018. In Guyana, it is 88.5% as of 2015.
be 69.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.
have 48.1% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 26% of people have electricity access (52% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 92% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guyana, about 37.0% do as of 2019.
be 33.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.6% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 44.3% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.2% more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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