If you lived in Guinea instead of Bahamas, you would:

Health

be 78.0% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.

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be 18.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 13.8 years less

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 92.7% less spent on your healthcare

Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.

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have 48.1% less access to essential health services

Bahamas scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.

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be 48.3% more likely to die by suicide

Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 44.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.

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make 95.2% less money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.1 times more children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bahamas, approximately 76.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bahamas, approximately 11.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bahamas, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 64.0% less likely to have internet access

In Bahamas, approximately 92.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 37.2% less on education

Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 41.4% less on healthcare

Bahamas spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 91.0% less coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.

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Safety

be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 100.0% less home broadband

Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 90.4% less CO2

Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 9.4 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Bahamas, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 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. How we calculate this

Guinea: At a glance

Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 245,717 sq km. Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Alpha CONDE was elected to a five year term as president in 2010, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy.
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