Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea instead of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, you would:

Economy

be 53.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, approximately 13.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 12.3 times more coastline

Cocos (Keeling) Islands has a total of 26 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

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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