If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

be 41.8% more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 63.6% more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.

Life

be 19.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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.

be 41.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 473.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.

be 22.2% less likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (19% in urban areas, and 0% 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 64.3% more likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.

be 23.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 93.3% more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 9.5 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 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

Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,120 sq km. Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from an existing illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place.
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