Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 43.0% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
be 49.6% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Latvia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 12.2 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 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.
see 91.9% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 92.6% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
have 50.7% less access to essential health services
Latvia scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 59.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
make 95.7% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 36.0% less likely to be literate
In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 19.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 59.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Latvia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 67.9% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 92.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 37.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Latvia, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 37.5% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.2% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 29.7% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.5% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 47.1% more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 95.6% less CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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