Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Washington, you would:

Health

live 15.5 years less

In Washington, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 40.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Washington, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

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make 97.3% less money

Washington has a GDP per capita of $87,768 as of 2024, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 62.4% less likely to have internet access

In Washington, approximately 93.1% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Washington is about 4.8 times bigger 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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