Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 26.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

be 66.1% less likely to be obese

In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

live 2.1 years less

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 93.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.

be 25.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

Life

have 68.9% more children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.

be 35.8% less likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.

be 24.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 17.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 46% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 11.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% 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.

be 25.7% less likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 14.9% less on healthcare

Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 29.4% more on education

Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 81.9% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 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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