Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cambodia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 6.8 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 97.4% more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 21.6% less money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.
be 22.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 94.0% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.0% less likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 83.9% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 67.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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 48.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% 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 41.7% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.0% less on education
Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.7% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 27.8% less coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance, General Department of Taxation.
Guinea: At a glance
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