Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 20.3% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 13.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
have 2.1 times more doctors per person
Yemen has 1.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
be 13.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 8.5 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 14.5% more likely to die by suicide
Yemen has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 70.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 118.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 76.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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 88.2% more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 38.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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.
Expenditures
spend 62.0% less on healthcare
Yemen spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 83.2% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 25.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Yemen, road accidents kill 29.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.2% less strain on fresh water
Yemen withdraws 170% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 99.2% less home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Yemen, air pollution causes 109.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
emit 34.6% more CO2
Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Guinea: At a glance
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