Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
be 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sudan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years less
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.7% more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 86.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.
make 32.5% less money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.8% less likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.
be 17.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% less on healthcare
Sudan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 62.5% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
Guinea: At a glance
How big is Guinea compared to Sudan? See an in-depth size comparison.