Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 88.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 4.0 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 42.4% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 91.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 37.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
be 19.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.
make 77.4% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $10,600 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.
Life
have 63.5% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 65.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.2% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.
be 23.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 54.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% 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 40.7% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 46.0% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 29.2% more on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% 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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