Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea instead of South Korea, you would:

Health

live 19.1 years less

In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

be 63.8% more likely to be obese

In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 92.1% less money

South Korea has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In South Korea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

Life

have 5.1 times more children

In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 69.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In South Korea, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

be 53.8% less likely to be literate

In South Korea, the literacy rate is 98.0% as of 2019. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.

be 17.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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 South Korea, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea, 48% of the population do as of 2022.

be 64.3% less likely to have internet access

In South Korea, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

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

Expenditures

spend 53.2% less on education

South Korea spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.4% less on healthcare

South Korea spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 86.7% less coastline

South Korea has a total of 2,413 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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