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Georgetown vs Utila

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Under balanced weights Georgetown edges it, 53 to 46, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Georgetown is stronger on quality of life, safety, visa ease; Utila on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 5.8 of 53 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 7.0 of 53 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 6.3 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Visa ease: 5.8 of 53 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.3 of 53 points (scores 43/100)Climate: 5.2 of 53 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 10.1 of 53 points (scores 81/100)Quality of life: 7.5 of 53 points (scores 60/100)53
Georgetown
out of 100

Guyana's wooden colonial capital, booming on offshore oil

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Safety: 3.9 of 46 points (scores 32/100)Healthcare: 6.9 of 46 points (scores 55/100)Internet: 6.5 of 46 points (scores 52/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 46 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 4.3 of 46 points (scores 34/100)Climate: 4.2 of 46 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 11.3 of 46 points (scores 90/100)Quality of life: 5.1 of 46 points (scores 41/100)46
Utila
out of 100

Tiny Bay Island where dive certifications are among the world's cheapest

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricGeorgetownUtila
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety47 ✓32
Healthcare56 ✓55
Internet5052 ✓
Visa ease46 ✓33
Getting there & around43 ✓34
Climate42 ✓33
Air quality8190 ✓
Quality of life60 ✓41

Cost

MetricGeorgetownUtila
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricGeorgetownUtila
Homicides per 100k14.08 ✓23.92
Political stability (0–100)69.2 ✓58
UHC service coverage (0–100)73 ✓64
Life expectancy66.1 yrs69 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricGeorgetownUtila
Download13.7 Mbps14.2 Mbps ✓
Upload5 Mbps7.2 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricGeorgetownUtila
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓visa required

Getting there and around

MetricGeorgetownUtila
Non-stop airport destinations16 ✓7
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricGeorgetownUtila
Comfortable months per year5 ✓4
Annual mean PM2.513.6 µg/m³9.4 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Georgetown or Utila?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Georgetown or Utila safer?
Georgetown scores higher on safety (47 vs 32), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Georgetown or Utila?
Utila: a measured median of 14.2 Mbps versus 13.7 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.