Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 28.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 6.0 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 33.8% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 44.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 57.9% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.
be 32.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 42.4% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.
be 36.0% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.
be 76.1% 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-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 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-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 50.8% 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-Bissau, that number is 37% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 43.7% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 95.3% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 34.7% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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