Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
see 20.2% more spent on your healthcare
Senegal spends $206 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Senegal has 1.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 7.3 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-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 4.7 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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.
have 26.0% less access to essential health services
Senegal scores 50 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
be 13.5% more likely to die by suicide
Senegal has a suicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 34.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
make 42.5% less money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $1,955 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 26.9% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 50.4% as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
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-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 45.7% 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-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.4% 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-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 50.5% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 60.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 29.8% 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-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 56.2% less on education
Senegal spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 34.1% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 4.1 times more likely to be murdered
Senegal has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2017.
be 46.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Senegal, road accidents kill 20.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 90.8% less strain on fresh water
Senegal withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 90.3% less home broadband
Senegal has 4.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 79.2% less CO2
Senegal emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 36.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Senegal, air pollution causes 65.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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