Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 88.9% more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 39.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
be 43.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.1% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
have 12.7% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 15.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 60.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 34.5% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 51.7% less coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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