Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Ethiopia spends $86 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 76.2% more doctors per person
Ethiopia has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ethiopia, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.3 years less
In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 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 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In Ethiopia, 2.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
be 26.4% more likely to die by suicide
Ethiopia has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 19.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Ethiopia, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 20.5% more money
Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $933 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
be 52.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ethiopia, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
Life
be 2.6 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-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 22.0% 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-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 35.7% more likely to have internet access
In Ethiopia, approximately 21.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 11.2% 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-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ethiopia, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 44% 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 3.2 times more on healthcare
Ethiopia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 72.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ethiopia, 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
live with 95.4% less strain on fresh water
Ethiopia withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 33.9% less home broadband
Ethiopia has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
be 93.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ethiopia, air pollution causes 46.0 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 (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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