Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 17.8 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 11.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 90.7% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate

Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 4.5 times more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.0% less likely to be literate

In Puerto Rico, the literacy rate is 92.4% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.

be 8.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea, 48% of the population do as of 2022.

be 55.0% less likely to have internet access

In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guinea, 85% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 38.9% less on education

Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 36.1% less coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, 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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