Quality of life comparison

be 65.5% less likely to be obese

In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

be 3.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Colombia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

live 11.0 years less

In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 44.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 9.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 78.7% less money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $18,800 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 19.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Colombia, 36.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate

Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 2.4 times more children

In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

be 52.6% less likely to be literate

In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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.

be 52.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Colombia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 52.1% less likely to have internet access

In Colombia, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Colombia, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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.

spend 55.1% less on education

Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 55.6% less on healthcare

Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 90.0% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.