Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 35.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Rwanda has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
be 44.5% less likely to die by suicide
Rwanda has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.1 years less
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 90.1% more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
have 18.4% less access to essential health services
Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
make 67.1% more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
have 18.8% more children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 229.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.5% less likely to be literate
In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 78.8% as of 2022. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Rwanda, approximately 29.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Rwanda, approximately 61% of people have access to drinking water (88% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 74% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 20.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 64% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 62.7% less on education
Rwanda spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 28.1% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Rwanda, road accidents kill 11.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 93.2% less strain on fresh water
Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 98.3% less home broadband
Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
be 51.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.2 times more CO2
Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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