Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 44.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 5.3 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 79.2% more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.2% less money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 77.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.7% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 61.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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.
have 11.0% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Uganda 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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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