Quality of life comparison

be 93.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

be 59.3% less likely to be obese

In Botswana, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

live 1.7 years less

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

be 86.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Botswana, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.

make 83.1% less money

Botswana has a GDP per capita of $16,000 as of 2020, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Botswana, 19.3% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate

Botswana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 75.9% more children

In Botswana, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Botswana, approximately 144.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.

be 55.3% less likely to be literate

In Botswana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.

be 97.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 25.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.

be 22.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Botswana, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 29% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 46% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 59.4% less likely to have internet access

In Botswana, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2020.

be 14.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Botswana, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 97% 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.

spend 68.1% less on education

Botswana spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.4% less on healthcare

Botswana spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.