Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 74.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 11.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
be 38.7% less likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 33.3% less money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 74.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 10.2% more children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 45.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.8% less likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 86.5% as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 71.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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 47.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% 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.
be 20.7% less likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on education
Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education 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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