Quality of life comparison

be 60.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 12.4 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

make 17.1 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

be 86.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

be 89.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

be 73.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2022.

have 59.8% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Bahamas, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

be 35.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Bahamas, 99% of people do as of 2017.

spend 13.8% less on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 31.0% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 10.1 times more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.