Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 88.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 4.0 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 42.4% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.6% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 13.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 56.1% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 52.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.2% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 23.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 68.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 51.1% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.3% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 23.5% more on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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