Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
live 1.8 years less
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 24.7% more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 25.9% more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 13.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 34.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
have 10.8% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 56.5% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 65.4% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 77.3% more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 47.2% less coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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