Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 69.9% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 9.4 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 60.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.
make 65.0% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.
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.
pay a 17.6% higher top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.2% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2016. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 46% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 63.9% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.9% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 69.2% more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 88.6% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Guinea: At a glance
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