Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
be 53.7% less likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 20.5% 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 Slovakia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 14.6 years less
In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 45.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 93.9% less money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $39,300 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.1 times more children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 145.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, approximately 4.8 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 62.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Slovakia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, 37% of the population do as of 2022.
be 61.1% less likely to have internet access
In Slovakia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Slovakia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 41.3% less on education
Slovakia spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.7% more on healthcare
Slovakia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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