Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years less
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 95.7% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 40.1% less likely to be literate
In Greenland, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 72.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Greenland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 28% of the population do as of 2019.
be 67.1% less likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Greenland, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 72.6% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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
How big is Guinea-Bissau compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.