Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 61.3% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Greece, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 20.9 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.1% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 96.8% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 48.1% less access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 39.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
make 93.0% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
have 5.0 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 98.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.7% less likely to be literate
In Greece, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2018. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 18.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Greece, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 61.4% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 25.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Greece, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 49.1% less on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 56.0% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 5.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 93.3% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 100.0% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 93.1% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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