Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 80.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
see 73.3% more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 44.0% more doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 27.7% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 19.3% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 15.9% less access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 59.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 22.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
make 79.3% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.1 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-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
have 20.2% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% 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-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 45.1% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.8% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 85.8% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 51.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.8 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 14.3% less strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 44.8% less CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 39.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 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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