Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 12.6% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
be 46.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 1.4 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 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.
have 22.9% less access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
be 44.2% more likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 10.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 65.5% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
have 14.0% more children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 234.0 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 16.4% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 53.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 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 54.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% 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 58.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 31.3% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 76% 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 3.0 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 35.1% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 17.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 76.2% less strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 40.9% less home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 77.1% less CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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