Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
be 37.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 0.9 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 14.1% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 13.7% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
have 31.5% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 82.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 58.3% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
have 34.7% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 54.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 21.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 37.8% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 15.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 80.2% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Infrastructure
find 25.8% more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 88.8% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 46.7% less CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 78.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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