Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
be 3.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ethiopia, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 4.6 years less
In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Ethiopia, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 21.7% less money
Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ethiopia, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 15.6% more likely to be literate
In Ethiopia, the literacy rate is 51.8% as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
have 19.5% more children
In Ethiopia, there are approximately 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 66.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ethiopia, approximately 401.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Ethiopia, approximately 33.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ethiopia, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 34% 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.
Expenditures
spend 43.1% less on education
Ethiopia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Ethiopia spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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