Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
be 10.5% less likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
be 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Pakistan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 5.8 years less
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 55.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.
make 41.3% less money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.
be 79.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 34.7% more children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.7% less likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 41.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 46% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.0% less on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.6% more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.4% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Guinea: At a glance
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