Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 1.6 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-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 47.1% less money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 63.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 14.6% more children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 76.5% 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-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.4% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 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-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 61.1% 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-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 13.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% 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 25.6% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 4.0 times more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 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
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