Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 59.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 41.8% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
be 32.1% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea-Bissau has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 9.0 years less
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
see 47.4% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 66.3% fewer doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 21.6% less access to essential health services
Guinea-Bissau scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
be 11.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Chad, however, that number is 44.8% as of 2022.
Life
have 46.3% more children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 48.1% more 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 Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 58.1% less likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 63.9% as of 2022. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 33.7% 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 Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 70.4% less 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 Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 57.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 15.5% less 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 Chad, that number is 52% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.3% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 18.5% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 13.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 2.9 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 12.5% less CO2
Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2020–2021). How we calculate this
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