Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 14.3 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 88.4% more likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.9 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 74.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 64.4% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is 98.5% as of 2015.
be 89.4% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 76.9% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 73.0% do as of 2020.
be 36.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.3% less coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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