Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 22.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
have 16.2% more access to essential health services
Guinea-Bissau scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
live 2.1 years less
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
have 34.1% fewer doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
Economy
be 13.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 25.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 2.7 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.9% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.8% less likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 63.9% as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 78.8% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 39.1% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 25.0% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 77% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 61.1% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 47.1% more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 32.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.1 times more home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 3.4 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 3.7 times more CO2
Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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