Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 43.7% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
see 75.0% more spent on your healthcare
Vanuatu spends $141 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 53.7% more doctors per person
Vanuatu has 1.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 51.2% less likely to die by suicide
Vanuatu has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 22.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Vanuatu, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 7.4 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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.
have 21.3% less access to essential health services
Vanuatu scores 47 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 47.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
make 72.2% less money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 100.0 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 27.3% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 88.0% as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 34.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 54% 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.
be 57.4% less likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 29.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Vanuatu, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (97% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 3.4 times more likely to be murdered
Vanuatu has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Vanuatu, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 66.4% less home broadband
Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 81.6% less CO2
Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 56.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Vanuatu, air pollution causes 57.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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