Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Palau, you would:
Health
be 82.8% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
live 11.0 years less
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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.
Economy
make 89.8% less money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $17,600 as of 2019, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 38.0% less likely to be literate
In Palau, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 72.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Palau, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 36.1% less likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Palau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 44.7% less on healthcare
Palau spends 15.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 77.0% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 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
How big is Guinea-Bissau compared to Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.