Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 73.2% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jordan, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 12.3 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 81.6% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 61.4% more children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.0% less likely to be literate
In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.2% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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 72.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Jordan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 28% of the population do as of 2019.
be 65.7% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Jordan, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% 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 10.5% more on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.5 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 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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