Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 28.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 6.0 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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.
be 33.8% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 57.1% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 85.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 38.1% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 95.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.5% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 76.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 29.0% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 67.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 43.1% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 82.6% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 34.7% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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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