If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Armenia, you would:

Health

be 49.1% less likely to be obese

In Armenia, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.

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be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Armenia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 14.1 years less

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 87.8% less spent on your healthcare

Armenia spends $2,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.

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have 92.5% fewer doctors per person

Armenia has 33.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.

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have 45.6% less access to essential health services

Armenia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.

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be 3.1 times more likely to die by suicide

Armenia has a suicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 79.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 12.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.

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be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Armenia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.

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make 88.1% less money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.7 times more children

In Armenia, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 26.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 36.0% less likely to be literate

In Armenia, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.

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be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 8.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 59.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Armenia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 63.4% less likely to have internet access

In Armenia, approximately 81.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.

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be 38.1% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Armenia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 10.7% more on education

Armenia spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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Safety

be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Armenia, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 97.6% less strain on fresh water

Armenia withdraws 62% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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find 98.1% less home broadband

Armenia has 20.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 93.5% less CO2

Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 27.1% more likely to die from air pollution

In Armenia, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this

Guinea-Bissau: At a glance

Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,120 sq km. Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from an existing illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place.
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