Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 85.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 4.1 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 42.8% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 21.7% less money
Lesotho 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.
be 34.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 57.5% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 22.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.6% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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.
be 46.5% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 11.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% 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 60.8% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.7% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% 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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