If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 22.2 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 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.

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see 97.5% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.

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have 97.1% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.

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have 57.0% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 99.6% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.1 times more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 101.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 19.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 2.2 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.

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Basic Needs

be 59.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Monaco, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

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be 69.9% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.

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be 38.2% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Monaco, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, 62% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 56.1% more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 85.4 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.

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Infrastructure

find 99.3% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2020), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Guinea-Bissau: At a glance

Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,120 sq km. Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from an existing illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place.
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