Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 19.1 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 39.0% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.7 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 67.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
be 39.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 98.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In South Korea, it is 98.0% as of 2019.
be 94.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 80.6% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 46% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In South Korea, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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