Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 12.8% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 76.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 5.7 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 66.0% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 27.7% more children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.2% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 50.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 67.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 60.3% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ghana, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 35.1% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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