Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 55.0% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 3.6 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.
be 10.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 44.8% more children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.5% less likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 14.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 83.2% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Guinea: At a glance
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