Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 42.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 65.4% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 69.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 11.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
have 28.8% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.4% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 63.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% 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.
be 36.1% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
How big is Guinea-Bissau compared to Cote d'Ivoire? See an in-depth size comparison.