Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Niger, you would:
Health
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Niger spends $76 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 5.5 times more doctors per person
Niger has 0.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 14.3% more access to essential health services
Niger scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
be 6.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Niger, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
be 56.7% more likely to be obese
In Niger, 6.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Niger has a GDP per capita of $775 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
be 13.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Niger, 0.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 27.2% more likely to be literate
In Niger, the literacy rate is 35.6% as of 2022. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 41.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Niger, approximately 350.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
have 19.5% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 41.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Niger, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 10% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 15.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 38.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Niger, approximately 53% of people have access to drinking water (87% in urban areas, and 46% 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 57.7% less on education
Niger spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 50.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Niger, road accidents kill 24.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.6% less strain on fresh water
Niger withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 90.9% less home broadband
Niger has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.9 times more CO2
Niger emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: Niger vs. Guinea
Guinea: At a glance
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