Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 2.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cambodia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 9.9 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 4.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
see 51.8% less spent on your healthcare
Cambodia spends $350 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 31.0% less access to essential health services
Cambodia scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 19.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
make 34.6% less money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $2,872 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
have 64.1% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 137.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 37.0% less likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 71.9% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 16.4 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 46.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 51.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 68.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 10.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 83% of people have access to drinking water (94% in urban areas, and 79% 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 21.1% less on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 20.1% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 27.8% less coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 98.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cambodia, road accidents kill 18.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.8% less home broadband
Cambodia has 4.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
live with 31.7% more strain on fresh water
Cambodia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 68.2% less CO2
Cambodia emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 56.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cambodia, air pollution causes 60.0 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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