Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 13.6 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 32.5% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.6 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 90.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Guinea has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 78.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 83.5% less 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 61.3% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 34.6% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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