Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Angola instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 27.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Angola, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 36.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.
make 2.8 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $3,129 as of 2025.
be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Angola, that number is 14.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 63.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 505.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Angola, 183.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.8% less 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 Angola, on the other hand, 32.1 children do as of 2024.
have 25.7% more children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.2% 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 Angola, that number is 51% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 36.7% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Angola, about 40.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 71.1% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.
Safety
be 50.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Angola, they kill 15.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.7 times more likely to be murdered
Guinea-Bissau has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2017. In Angola, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2016.
Infrastructure
live with 24.7% more strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Angola withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 32.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea-Bissau, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Angola, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.6 times more CO2
Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Angola emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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