Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 4.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Laos, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

live 4.3 years less

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

be 45.3% more likely to be obese

In Laos, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 52.4% less money

Laos has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Laos, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Laos, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate

Laos has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 78.3% more children

In Laos, there are approximately 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Laos, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.0% less likely to be literate

In Laos, the literacy rate is 87.1% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.

be 31.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Laos, approximately 37.8 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 52.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Laos, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 93% 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.

be 43.5% less likely to have internet access

In Laos, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 48.1% more on healthcare

Laos spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, 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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