Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 38.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2024.
be 13.7% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mali, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 25.3% more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.
see 38.4% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mali spends $104 as of 2023.
have 10.5% fewer doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mali has 1.9 as of 2023.
Economy
be 45.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mali, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 36.4% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $1,193 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.7% less 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 Mali, 367.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.6% 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 Mali, on the other hand, 47.5 children do as of 2024.
have 18.6% more children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mali, there are 39.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.3% less likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Mali, it is 35.6% as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mali, about 36.8% do as of 2024.
be 16.4% more 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 Mali, that number is 86% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mali spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 46.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mali, they kill 20.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 77.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mali has 0.8 as of 2022.
live with 5.8 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mali withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
be 30.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mali, it causes 65.0 as of 2019.
emit 14.3% less CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mali emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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