Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 87.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 17.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 6.5 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 58 years (55 years for men, 60 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.
be 42.8% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
be 73.2% less likely to die by suicide
Lesotho has a suicide rate of 28.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 35.9% less spent on your healthcare
Lesotho spends $386 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 30.2% less access to essential health services
Lesotho scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 83.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 16.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 25.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 56.3 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.
have 24.4% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.3% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 90.5% as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 45% 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 42.5% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 51.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 20.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 78% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 71% 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 30.1% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 12.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 41.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lesotho, road accidents kill 21.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 41.6% less strain on fresh water
Lesotho withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 11.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lesotho, air pollution causes 100.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
emit 62.8% less CO2
Lesotho emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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