Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 88.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
see 18.3% more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 20.0% more doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
be 54.6% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.9 years less
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 22.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
make 3.0 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 26.5% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 36.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 41.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 62.2% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 11.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 52% 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 71.2% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 56.6% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 87.0% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 86.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 21.7% less strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 92.9% less home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
be 46.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
emit 20.7% more CO2
Mozambique 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), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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