Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Niger, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Niger, the average life expectancy is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Niger, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
be 72.7% more likely to be obese
In Niger, 5.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 50.0% more money
Niger has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 64.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Niger, 40.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 70.7% more likely to be literate
In Niger, the literacy rate is 35.1% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 26.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Niger, approximately 66.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
be 31.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Niger, approximately 509.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.6% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 100.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Niger, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
Niger spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 47.4% more on healthcare
Niger spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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