Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 35.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mali, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 1.5 years less
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Mali, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.7% more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mali, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.5% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mali, that number is 7.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 15.1% more children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mali, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.4% less likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Mali, it is 35.5% as of 2018.
be 22.2% 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 Mali, on the other hand, 60.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 54.5% more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mali spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mali: At a glance
How big is Mali compared to Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.