Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

live 5.8 years less

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 29.8% less money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 21.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 37.9% more children

In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 45.2% less likely to be literate

In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.

be 78.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 20.7% more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 19.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 37.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 54.2% less on education

Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 40.3% less coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Guinea: At a glance

Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 245,717 sq km. Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Alpha CONDE was elected to a five year term as president in 2010, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy.
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