Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 85.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
be 41.9% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
be 43.9% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.6 years less
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 84.2% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 62.0% fewer doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 36.5% less access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 73.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
make 61.5% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
have 28.7% more children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 48.3% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 87.6% as of 2023. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 64.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 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 48.7% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 14.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 74% 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 81.1% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 61.1% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 79.6% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 70.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.6% less home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
live with 4.4 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 70.8% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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