Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 21.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
be 43.9% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
live 4.3 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 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.
see 63.3% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 51.6% fewer doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
have 24.5% less access to essential health services
Gabon scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 86.4% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 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 28.1% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 62.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 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 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 29% 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.
be 56.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 30.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water (92% in urban areas, and 49% 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.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 60.5% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.7% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 3.0 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 92.2% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 67.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 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), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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