Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 2.8 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 56.3% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
see 12.7% less spent on your healthcare
Burma spends $283 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 66.7% fewer doctors per person
Burma has 7.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
have 28.8% less access to essential health services
Burma scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Burma has a suicide rate of 2.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 12.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 24.5% less money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $1,489 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
have 79.6% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 185.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 31.6% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 93.5% as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 28.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 47.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 77% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 32.3% less likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 27.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Burma, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 97.8% more on healthcare
Burma spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 81.9% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 58.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Burma, road accidents kill 19.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 74.1% less strain on fresh water
Burma withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 86.4% less home broadband
Burma has 2.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 72.4% less CO2
Burma emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 25.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Burma, air pollution causes 71.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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