Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 34.7% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 9.6 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,900 as of 2022, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2022.
be 53.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In China, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 96.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 83.0% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In China, it is 96.8% as of 2018.
be 86.2% 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 72.0% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In China, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.
be 30.1% 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 China, that number is 95% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 33.3% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 41.4 times more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
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