Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 73.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years less
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.3% more likely to be obese
In Zambia, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.5% less money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 23.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Zambia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 213.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.9% less likely to be literate
In Zambia, the literacy rate is 86.7% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 32.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 37.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 24.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% less on education
Zambia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 58.5% more on healthcare
Zambia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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