Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 70.7% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lithuania, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 11.9 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 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
be 23.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
make 91.3% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 61.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.
be 54.6% less likely to be literate
In Lithuania, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 13.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 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 Lithuania, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea, 48% of the population do as of 2022.
be 64.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 13.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lithuania, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% 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.
Expenditures
spend 45.0% less on education
Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.7% less on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Guinea: At a glance
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