Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
be 29.6% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 3.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Djibouti, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 1.6 years less
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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.
Economy
make 67.3% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 63.8% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 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-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% 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 61.0% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 19.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 59% 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 19.4% less on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 4.7 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.5% more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 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
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