Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 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 28.8% less likely to be obese
In Somalia, 14.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
see 3.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Somalia spends $52 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 48.1% more access to essential health services
Somalia scores 27 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
be 39.4% less likely to die by suicide
Somalia has a suicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 13.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Somalia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 72.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 18.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
make 2.8 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $661 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
be 16.3% less likely to be literate
In Somalia, the literacy rate is 54.1% as of 2022. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
have 21.3% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 42.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.2% more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 27.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.4% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 85.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Somalia, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 94.4% less strain on fresh water
Somalia withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 98.6% less home broadband
Somalia has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
be 46.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Somalia, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.0 times more CO2
Somalia emits 0.1 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), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Guinea: At a glance
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