Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
be 40.4% less likely to be obese
In Sudan, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
see 6.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Sudan spends $28 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
be 6.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sudan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 5.6 years less
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 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 52.5% more likely to die by suicide
Sudan has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
make 61.2% more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
be 93.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 256.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.4% less likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 39.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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 16.0% more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 14.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (74% in urban areas, and 60% 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.
be 22.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% 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.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% more on healthcare
Sudan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 62.5% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 90.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sudan, road accidents kill 19.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.8% less strain on fresh water
Sudan withdraws 119% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 83.3% less home broadband
Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 18.6% less CO2
Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 34.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Sudan, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2018–2023), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
Compare further: Sudan vs. Guinea
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