Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
be 4.3 times 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-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
be 69.6% more likely to be obese
In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.2% less money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 61.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burkina Faso, 41.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 52.4% more likely to be literate
In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 39.3% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 2.1 times 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-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 27.3% 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-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 52.7% more on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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