Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 12.5% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 18.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 40.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 1120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.7% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 43.2% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 33.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.
have 13.2% more children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 68.8% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.9% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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