Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

be 57.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

live 1.8 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

be 19.8% less likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 92.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.

make 20.6% less money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.

Life

have 12.1% more children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 52.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.

be 50.7% less likely to be literate

In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2020.

be 36.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% 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 43.6% less on education

Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 90.5% more on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 89.3% more coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.

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

Guinea: At a glance

Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 245,717 sq km. Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Alpha CONDE was elected to a five year term as president in 2010, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy.
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