Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 68.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
live 3.3 years less
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 44.2% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Benin spends $138 as of 2023.
have 14.3% fewer doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Benin has 2.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 40.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Benin, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
be 28.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Benin, however, that number is 36.2% as of 2021.
make 47.6% more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.
Life
have 13.1% more children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 33.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.6% less likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 63.9% as of 2022. In Benin, it is 51.4% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.7% 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 Benin, that number is 57% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 14.1% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2024.
be 12.6% 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 Benin, that number is 70% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.1% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 19.6% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.4% less coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
Safety
be 18.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Benin, they kill 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 34.7% less strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Benin withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 28.2% less home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Benin has 0.3 as of 2024.
Environment
be 13.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea-Bissau, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Benin, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.1 times more CO2
Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Benin emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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