Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
see 96.8% more spent on your healthcare
Ethiopia spends $86 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 46.9% more doctors per person
Ethiopia has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 14.3% more access to essential health services
Ethiopia scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
be 20.6% less likely to die by suicide
Ethiopia has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 85.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ethiopia, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 6.7 years less
In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Ethiopia, 2.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $933 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
be 55.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Ethiopia, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 32.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ethiopia, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ethiopia, approximately 195.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.1% less likely to be literate
In Ethiopia, the literacy rate is 60.5% as of 2022. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 73.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Ethiopia, approximately 34.5 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 51.8% more likely to have internet access
In Ethiopia, approximately 21.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 33.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Ethiopia, approximately 56% of people have access to drinking water (83% in urban areas, and 47% 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 25.2% less on education
Ethiopia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 31.8% more on healthcare
Ethiopia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Ethiopia, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 95.8% less strain on fresh water
Ethiopia withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 98.3% less home broadband
Ethiopia has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ethiopia, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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