Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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.
be 82.2% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
see 90.0% less spent on your healthcare
Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 38.3% less access to essential health services
Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
make 92.3% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
have 20.4% more children
In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 85.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Nauru, approximately 273.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 33.8% less likely to be literate
In Nauru, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 59.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nauru, 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.
be 64.1% less likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 36.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Nauru, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, 62% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 53.3% less on education
Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 51.6% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 11.7 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 3.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 96.1% less home broadband
Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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