Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 30.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 30.3% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
live 5.7 years less
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
see 23.0% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 59.5% fewer doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 27.5% less access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 45.5% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 29.8% more children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 40.8% less likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 76.5% less 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 Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 62.1% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 29.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 52% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 86.0% more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 35.5% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 29.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 3.1 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 60.0% less CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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Chad: At a glance
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