If you lived in Guinea instead of Guyana, you would:

Health

be 61.9% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

live 8.0 years less

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 75.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.

make 85.6% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.

be 24.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 55.3% less likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 49.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Guinea, that number is 46% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 29.7% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2020.

be 12.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 51.1% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 18.4% less on healthcare

Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 30.3% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Guinea: At a glance

Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 245,717 sq km. Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Alpha CONDE was elected to a five year term as president in 2010, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy.
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