If you lived in Denmark instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

Health

be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 18.0 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 30.0 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.

be 74.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

be 61.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

Life

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 Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.8% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 69.0% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

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 Denmark, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% 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 Denmark, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 25.0% more on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 20.9 times more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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