Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen 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 Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.6 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Guinea has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 10.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
be 11.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 71.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.0% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
have 30.9% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Yemen, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.9% 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 Yemen, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.0 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.