Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 2.9 times more doctors per person
Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 42.0% less likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Eritrea, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 4.6 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 17.8% less access to essential health services
Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 73.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 291.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 70.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 25.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 84.3% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 72.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.3 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 86.6% less strain on fresh water
Eritrea withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 27.3% less CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 14.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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