Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 31.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 3.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
see 18.3% more spent on your healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends $209 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 45.7% more doctors per person
Republic of the Congo has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
live 1.8 years less
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 14.3% more likely to die by suicide
Republic of the Congo has a suicide rate of 6.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 19.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 55.3% less money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $2,515 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 241.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.7% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.6% as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 55.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 27.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 37.0% less likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 15.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (87% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.2% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
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.
Safety
be 3.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Republic of the Congo, road accidents kill 8.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 69.3% less home broadband
Republic of the Congo has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 50.0 times more strain on fresh water
Republic of the Congo withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 88.1% less CO2
Republic of the Congo emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 34.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Republic of the Congo, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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