Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 70.3% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lebanon, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 15.1 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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.
Economy
be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2022.
make 85.4% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,900 as of 2022.
be 74.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 34.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.
be 44.4% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 64.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, 36% of the population do as of 2021.
be 59.8% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.8% more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 55.6% more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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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