Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 46.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
be 15.5% more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 12.2% of people as of 2024.
see 18.3% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Benin spends $138 as of 2023.
be 47.7% more likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Benin, it is 7.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 69.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Benin, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
be 17.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Benin, however, that number is 36.2% as of 2021.
make 11.7% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.
Life
be 13.4% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Benin, it is 51.4% as of 2022.
be 24.4% 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 Benin, on the other hand, 45.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% 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 Benin, that number is 57% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 87.8% more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Benin spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 62.2% less coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
Safety
be 33.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Benin, they kill 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 28.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Benin has 0.3 as of 2024.
live with 28.5% less strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Benin withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
be 18.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Benin, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.0% more CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Benin emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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