Quality of life comparison

be 62.6% less likely to be obese

In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

be 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sweden, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

live 18.8 years less

In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 30.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

pay a 29.9% lower top tax rate

Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

make 93.8% less money

Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sweden, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

have 3.3 times more children

In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 110.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

be 21.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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.

be 52.3% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 60.2% less likely to have internet access

In Sweden, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sweden, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 69.4% less on education

Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 64.9% less on healthcare

Sweden spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 90.1% less coastline

Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.