Quality of life comparison

be 79.3% less likely to be obese

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 45.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.

live 10.8 years less

In Micronesia, Federated States of, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 80.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 16.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

make 36.8% less money

Micronesia, Federated States of has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.

be 15.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 41.2% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.

have 2.0 times more children

In Micronesia, Federated States of, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 74.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 21.9 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.

be 56.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 79% 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.

be 12.5% less likely to have internet access

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 40.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

spend 72.2% less on education

Micronesia, Federated States of spends 9.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 27.6% less on healthcare

Micronesia, Federated States of spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 94.3% less coastline

Micronesia, Federated States of has a total of 6,112 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.