Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Somalia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
be 14.5% more likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.0% more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.
be 83.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
be 12.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 43.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 23.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% 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 13.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% 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 9.0 times more on education
Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 88.4% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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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