Quality of life comparison

be 59.9% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nicaragua, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 11.1 years less

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 35.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2022.

make 67.2% less money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,900 as of 2022.

be 91.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.

have 2.2 times more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 9.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.

be 36.0% less likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.

be 58.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 36% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 38.6% less likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 41.3% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 61.5% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.