Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 63.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 8.8 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 63.8% more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 20.0% more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 30.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 30.5% more children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 91.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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 64.3% more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 91% 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 13.5% more on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% 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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