Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 95.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 2.0 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 33.5% more spent on your healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 25.8% more doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
have 10.8% more access to essential health services
Guinea-Bissau scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Afghanistan scores 41 as of 2021.
be 53.1% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea-Bissau has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 61.8% more likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
make 62.9% less money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
have 18.4% more children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 41.7% less likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 63.9% as of 2022. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 14.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 42.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 30.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 62% of people have access to drinking water (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 81% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 46.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% more on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 21.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Afghanistan, they kill 24.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 79.5% less home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 36.5 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
be 60.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea-Bissau, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
emit 75.0% more CO2
Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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