Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 53.8% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
be 44.1% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 11.8 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
have 46.7% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 32.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
make 46.3% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.5% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 48.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 56.6% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 20.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 93% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guinea, 74% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 88.6% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 81.8% less strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 99.9% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 89.7% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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