Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
be 43.0% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
be 75.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Djibouti, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 1.4 years less
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 93.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.
make 50.9% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 60.3% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 55.9% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% less on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea: At a glance
How big is Guinea compared to Djibouti? See an in-depth size comparison.