Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 55.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 4.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
see 78.1% more spent on your healthcare
Uganda spends $139 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 31.9% more doctors per person
Uganda has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
live 4.2 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 34.2% more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 24.5% less access to essential health services
Uganda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
be 39.5% more likely to die by suicide
Uganda has a suicide rate of 5.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.0% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 17.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 35.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
have 14.2% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 21.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 52% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Uganda spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 90.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Uganda, road accidents kill 16.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 85.7% more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 74.3% less strain on fresh water
Uganda withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 48.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Uganda, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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