Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 65.2% less likely to be obese

In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

live 18.0 years less

In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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

pay a 25.5% lower top tax rate

Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

make 93.7% less money

Belgium has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belgium, 12.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

Life

have 3.3 times more children

In Belgium, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 110.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Belgium, approximately 3.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 52.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Belgium, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea, 48% of the population do as of 2022.

be 61.5% less likely to have internet access

In Belgium, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Belgium, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 67.2% less on education

Belgium spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 64.0% less on healthcare

Belgium spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, 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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