Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 53.0% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 2.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 8.2 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 90.4% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 91.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 32.3% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
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-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 69.5% 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-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 37.8% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 24.5% 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-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 71.4% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.7% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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