Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 40.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
be 16.5% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
be 37.2% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea-Bissau has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.4 years less
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 31.7% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 16.7% fewer doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
make 67.0% more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
be 93.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
Life
have 12.8% more children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.1% less likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 63.9% as of 2022. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 42.0% 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 Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.2% 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 Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 20.0% 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 Guinea, that number is 74% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.3% less on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 58.2% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 22.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 97.4% less home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.2 times more CO2
Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2020–2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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