Quality of life comparison

live 18.2 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 26.5 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 74.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

be 73.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 99.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 70.4% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Belgium, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.1% more on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 81.0% less coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.