Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 16.4 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 56.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

make 91.3% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2021, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 51.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

Life

have 3.2 times more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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 Virgin Islands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea, 48% of the population do as of 2022.

be 46.0% less likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 13.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Virgin Islands, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guinea, 85% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 70.2% more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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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