Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
live 3.3 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 77.0% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
be 20.9% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea-Bissau has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 65.3% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 43.3% fewer doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
Economy
be 34.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2021.
be 24.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 17.0% less money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
be 61.4% 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 Ethiopia, 195.0 women do as of 2023.
be 18.1% less 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 Ethiopia, on the other hand, 34.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.8% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 26.3% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 10.0% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 56% of people on average (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 68.3% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 42.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 51.3% more home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 21.5 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ethiopia withdraws 32% as of 2022.
Environment
be 48.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea-Bissau, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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