Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 61.8% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Greece, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 17.8 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 93.4% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $36,300 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.9 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 90.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.0% less likely to be literate
In Greece, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.
be 13.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Greece, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, 37% of the population do as of 2022.
be 55.1% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Greece, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.6% less on education
Greece spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.6% less on healthcare
Greece spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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