Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Pakistan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 6.0 years less
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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.
be 10.5% more likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.9% less money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 37.7% more children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 64.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% 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 22.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Pakistan, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 92% 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 16.0% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Pakistan 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 66.5% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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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