Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 56.1% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2024.
have 32.4% more access to essential health services
Guinea-Bissau scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Rwanda scores 49 as of 2021.
see 28.4% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Rwanda spends $177 as of 2023.
have 64.3% fewer doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Rwanda has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 13.2% more likely to die by suicide
Guinea-Bissau has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 45.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 50.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Rwanda, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rwanda, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 54.7% 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 Rwanda, 229.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.2% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 63.9% as of 2022. In Rwanda, it is 78.8% as of 2022.
be 30.2% 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 Rwanda, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 57.8% 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 Rwanda, that number is 64% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 62.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Rwanda, they kill 11.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to be murdered
Guinea-Bissau has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2017. In Rwanda, that number is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 53.8% more home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Rwanda has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 13.5 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Rwanda withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
be 30.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea-Bissau, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Rwanda, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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