Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sri Lanka, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

live 13.6 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

be 48.1% more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 16.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 69.2% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 19.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.9% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 47.8% less likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 15.8% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 76.1% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.

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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