Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

Health

be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burkina Faso, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

be 37.5% more likely to be obese

In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 60.0% more money

Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

Life

have 10.7% more children

In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Burkina Faso, approximately 264.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Burkina Faso, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 59.1% more likely to have internet access

In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 60.0% less on education

Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 40.3% less on healthcare

Burkina Faso spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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