Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
see 39.6% more spent on your healthcare
Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 2.8 times more doctors per person
Rwanda has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 11.6% less likely to die by suicide
Rwanda has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 10.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.8 years less
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 24.5% less access to essential health services
Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 76.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 84.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Rwanda, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
Life
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-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 18.8% less likely to be literate
In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 78.8% as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 43.2% 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-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% 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-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 71.9% more on healthcare
Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 69.0% less likely to be murdered
Rwanda has a homicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2017.
be 2.6 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-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 92.6% less strain on fresh water
Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 35.0% less home broadband
Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
be 43.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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