Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 5.4 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.5% more spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 51.0% more doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
be 25.3% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 93.9% more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
make 77.8% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
be 19.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
be 17.7% less likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 66.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 51.7% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 68.6% more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Afghanistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.1 times more on healthcare
Guinea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 35.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Afghanistan, they kill 24.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 40.0 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 20.0% less CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 52.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2020–2021). How we calculate this
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