Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea instead of Angola, you would:

Health

be 22.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

live 1.8 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 63.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 44.4% less money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $7,200 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 35.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate

Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 15.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

be 36.3% less likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.

have 14.1% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 28.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 37.9% more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 80.0% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Guinea: At a glance

Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 245,717 sq km. Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Alpha CONDE was elected to a five year term as president in 2010, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy.
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