Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 86.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 9.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
be 32.4% less likely to die by suicide
Zambia has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.6 years less
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 30.8% less spent on your healthcare
Zambia spends $244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 35.2% fewer doctors per person
Zambia has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 28.6% less access to essential health services
Zambia scores 56 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 12.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
make 42.4% more money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $1,318 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 85.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 36.9% less likely to be literate
In Zambia, the literacy rate is 71.8% as of 2024. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 72.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 34.6 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 94.7% more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 17.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.7% less on education
Zambia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 38.3% less on healthcare
Zambia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Zambia, road accidents kill 17.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 51.8% less strain on fresh water
Zambia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 98.7% less home broadband
Zambia has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 35.2% less CO2
Zambia emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 88.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zambia, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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