Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
be 79.3% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
live 4.2 years less
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 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.
Economy
make 21.7% less money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 81.2% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 Kiribati, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% 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 76.6% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.4% less coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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
How big is Guinea-Bissau compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.