Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 81.0% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 69.0% less money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 71.2% less likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.

be 24.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Niue, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 73% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 58.5% more on healthcare

Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 5.5 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Guinea-Bissau: At a glance

Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,120 sq km. Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from an existing illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place.
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