Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 63.3% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
be 36.2% less likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ecuador, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 16.7 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 86.4% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 90.9% fewer doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 48.1% less access to essential health services
Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
make 73.7% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.5% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.5% as of 2024. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 48.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 56.8% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 19.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Ecuador, approximately 92% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 74% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 53.4% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 51.2% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 85.7% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 59.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 79.8% less strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 99.9% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 86.7% less CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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