Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Guinea, you would:

Health

be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 8.4 years longer

In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 60.0% more money

Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2023, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2023.

be 23.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Guinea, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.0% as of 2023.

be 23.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 33.3% as of 2021.

Life

be 91.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea, approximately 553.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, 50.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be literate

In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.

be 48.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea, approximately 49.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.

have 47.0% fewer children

In Guinea, there are approximately 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 18.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 57.1% more likely to have internet access

In Guinea, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, about 55.0% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 2.8 times more on education

Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.5% more on healthcare

Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

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

Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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