Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.7 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 99.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 98.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, it is 99.7% as of 2015.
be 24.2% 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 Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
have 50.9% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 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 the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 17.4% 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 Turkmenistan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.9% more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 65.0% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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