Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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 83.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
have 33.7% fewer doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 53.7% more likely to die by suicide
Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 12.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 10.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 56.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
Life
be 49.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 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 39.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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 33.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% 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 27.7% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 24.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 8.4 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 59.0% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 77.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.9 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 84.5% less strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 71.9% less CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 15.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 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). How we calculate this
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