Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 72.5% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
be 2.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chile, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 15.9 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 41.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
make 86.4% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.3% less likely to be literate
In Chile, the literacy rate is 97.0% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 7.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 Chile, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea, 48% of the population do as of 2022.
be 61.1% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 90.0% 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 Chile, 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 60.7% less on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 59.2% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea: At a glance
How big is Guinea compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.