Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burkina Faso, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
be 37.5% more likely to be obese
In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.7% more money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.
be 96.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 80.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burkina Faso, approximately 320.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 2% 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 18.2% more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 62.1% less on education
Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 27.3% less on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea: At a glance
How big is Guinea compared to Burkina Faso? See an in-depth size comparison.