Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
have 92.7% more doctors per person
Senegal has 1.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
be 28.7% less likely to die by suicide
Senegal has a suicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 8.0 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 17.9% less spent on your healthcare
Senegal spends $206 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Senegal scores 50 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 89.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 16.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 14.2% more children
In Senegal, there are approximately 29.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 237.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.0% less likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 50.4% as of 2023. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 28.9 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 31.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 56% 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.
be 44.6% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 60.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 15.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Senegal, approximately 88% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 81% 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.
Expenditures
spend 72.1% less on education
Senegal spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 14.6% less on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 39.7% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 79.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Senegal, road accidents kill 20.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 91.6% less strain on fresh water
Senegal withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 99.8% less home broadband
Senegal has 4.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 54.5% less CO2
Senegal emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 44.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Senegal, air pollution causes 65.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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