Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 28.5% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 41.6% more doctors per person
Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
have 17.8% less access to essential health services
Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
be 28.5% more likely to die by suicide
Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 22.8% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 19.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 628.0 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 33.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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 24.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% 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 21.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% 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 32.2% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 18.9% more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 39.6% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 99.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 44.4% more home broadband
Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 5.8 times more strain on fresh water
Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 48.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Liberia, air pollution causes 60.0 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), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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