Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
see 46.4% more spent on your healthcare
Yemen spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 2.6 times more doctors per person
Yemen has 1.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 22.0 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-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 5.2 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
have 11.9% less access to essential health services
Yemen scores 42 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
be 82.2% more likely to die by suicide
Yemen has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 84.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 4.3 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-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.6% 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-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
have 14.0% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 68.3% more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 51.6% 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-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 17.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Geography
see 81.6% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Infrastructure
live with 99.1% less strain on fresh water
Yemen withdraws 170% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 69.3% less home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
be 18.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Yemen, air pollution causes 109.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
emit 38.5% less CO2
Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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