Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Mali, you would:
Health
be 20.2% less likely to be obese
In Mali, 13.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
see 62.4% more spent on your healthcare
Mali spends $104 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 11.7% more doctors per person
Mali has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
be 62.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mali, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
be 15.9% more likely to die by suicide
Mali has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 57.3% more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $1,193 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
be 82.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 27.1% more likely to be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.6% as of 2024. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 34.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 367.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 47.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
have 15.7% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 39.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Mali, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water (94% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 74% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.9% less on education
Mali spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 85.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mali, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 82.9% less strain on fresh water
Mali withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 98.7% less home broadband
Mali has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
be 44.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mali, air pollution causes 65.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
emit 16.7% more CO2
Mali emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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