Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 50.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.6 years less
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
be 33.8% more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 92.6% more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 9.4% as of 2013.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 89.9% as of 2019.
be 12.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 55.7 children do as of 2022.
have 20.7% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 65.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 76% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 38.5% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% less on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 68.2% more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.9% more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cote d'Ivoire: At a glance
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