Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 64.8% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
be 36.5% less likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 85.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Brazil, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 15.1 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 91.9% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 91.1% fewer doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 50.0% less access to essential health services
Brazil scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 13.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 10.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
make 82.5% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 52.2% less likely to be literate
In Brazil, the literacy rate is 94.7% as of 2024. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 48.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Brazil, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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.
be 60.6% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 84.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 25.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Brazil, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 74% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.4% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 62.1% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 100.0% less home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 84.9% less CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2016–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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