Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 15.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.
live 4.3 years less
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lesotho, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Guinea has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Lesotho, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 14.8% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 10.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Lesotho, that number is 28.1% as of 2014.
be 13.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Lesotho, it is 79.4% as of 2015.
have 35.1% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lesotho, there are 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 65.4% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lesotho, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.7% less 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 Lesotho, that number is 36% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lesotho spends 7.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lesotho, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Lesotho: At a glance
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