Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 36.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 6.5 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.8% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 27.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.1% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 34.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 75.4% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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