Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 3.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Benin, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 45.5% less money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 74.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 41.3% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 12.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 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.
be 68.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.4% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% 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 11.5% less likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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
How big is Guinea-Bissau compared to Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.