Quality of life comparison

be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 18.8 years longer

In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

make 18.8 times more money

Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

be 60.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.

pay a 42.8% higher top tax rate

Guinea has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

be 99.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 95.4% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 69.6% fewer children

In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea, approximately 46% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

be 17.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 3.5 times more on education

Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.7 times more on healthcare

Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.

see 10.1 times more coastline

Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.