Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 58.1% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 57.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 2.3 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 35.7% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 14.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 72.6% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 39.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 28.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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 34.3% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 70.6% more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 78.7% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.2% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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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