Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 23.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
be 17.0% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
have 26.5% more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
be 34.8% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.2 years less
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 32.3% less spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 16.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
make 38.5% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
be 37.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 33.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 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 29.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% 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 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.4% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 37.9% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 81.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 73.1% less strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 99.4% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 40.7% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: Cote d'Ivoire vs. Guinea
Guinea: At a glance
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