Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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.
have 51.8% more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 29.4% more 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-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
have 14.0% less access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 15.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 34.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
make 63.2% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 27.9% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 40.7% 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-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 44.1% 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-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 28.1% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 20.0% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% 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 2.6 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 32.0% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 48.1% 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-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 70.5% less strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 75.6% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 72.9% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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