Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 16.4 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 35.0% less likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.

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Infrastructure

find 95.5% less home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Wallis and Futuna vs. Guinea-Bissau

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Wallis and Futuna is about 254 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau.
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Guinea-Bissau: At a glance

Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,120 sq km. Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from an existing illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place.
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