Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life satisfaction vs life expectancy was 64.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau, 2011–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 64.08 for life satisfaction vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 64.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.66, in 2011.
That places Guinea-Bissau 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 57.66 | — |
| 2012 | 58.27 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 58.88 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.48 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.07 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.62 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.15 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.65 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.16 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.34 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 61.65 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.6 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 64.08 | +0.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 64.08 is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.65, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 64.08 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.99 | 57.66 | 62.16 | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.67 | 61.34 | 64.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau was 64.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs life expectancy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 64.08 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs life expectancy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.66 in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life satisfaction vs life expectancy?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life satisfaction vs life expectancy rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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