Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
be 54.8% less likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 10.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kazakhstan, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 8.9 years less
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 92.9% less money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $25,300 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 15.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 4.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 66.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.0% less likely to be literate
In Kazakhstan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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 Kazakhstan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 28% of the population do as of 2019.
be 73.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 24.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kazakhstan, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% 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 3.0 times more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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