Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 47.4% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2024.
have 22.5% more access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Rwanda scores 49 as of 2021.
be 53.8% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2024.
have 57.1% fewer doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Rwanda has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 80.1% more likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rwanda, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
make 40.1% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Rwanda, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 53.6% 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 Rwanda, 229.0 women do as of 2023.
be 73.9% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 78.8% as of 2022.
be 50.8% 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 Rwanda, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2024.
have 15.8% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Rwanda, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 64% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 17.3% less 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 Rwanda, that number is 61% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Rwanda spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 39.0% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 69.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Rwanda, they kill 11.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 60.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Rwanda has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 14.7 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Rwanda withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
be 34.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Rwanda, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
emit 54.3% less CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Rwanda emits 0.2 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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