Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 16.1 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.8 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2024, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $48,000 as of 2024.
be 79.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Czech Republic, however, that number is 10.2% as of 2021.
Life
be 99.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 505.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 54.9% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 63.9% as of 2022. In Czech Republic, it is 99.0% as of 2011.
be 95.1% 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 Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2022.
have 73.3% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 35.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Czech Republic, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Czech Republic, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Czech Republic, about 86.0% do as of 2023.
be 61.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 62% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 88.9% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Czech Republic spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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