Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 51.8% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 10.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Peru, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 5.3 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 34.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 84.1% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.
be 73.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.
be 44.0% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 61.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 84% 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 50.7% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 22.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Peru, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.5% less on education
Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 33.3% more on healthcare
Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 85.5% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 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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