Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
live 19.8 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 53.6% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 21.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 10.5 times more doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
have 2.2 times more access to essential health services
Guinea-Bissau scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Japan scores 83 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Guinea-Bissau has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 32.0 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
Life
be 99.4% 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 Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 95.7% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 80.7% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times 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 Japan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Japan, about 85.5% do as of 2024.
be 60.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 62% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Japan, 99% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.7% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 21.8% more on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 85.0 times more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 91.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.1 times more home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
live with 24.4 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
Environment
be 86.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea-Bissau, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
emit 49.0 times more CO2
Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Japan emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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