Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Guinea-Bissau wins on more indicators: 9 of 11 against 2.
- Safety and trust: Guinea-Bissau 0:1
- Costs and work: Guinea-Bissau 0:1
- Climate and health: Guinea-Bissau 0:7
- Law and institutions: Burkina Faso 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Burkina Faso
Indicator
Guinea-Bissau
Safety and trust
Better: Guinea-Bissau (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗54.32 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
1.3 per 100,000 residents
2017
1.1 per 100,000 residents
2017
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
14%
2010
no data
Costs and work
Better: Guinea-Bissau (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$3,072
20257% lower
✓$3,293
20257% higher
Climate and health
Better: Guinea-Bissau (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗61.3 years
20245% lower
✓64.3 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗59.1 years
20244% lower
✓61.8 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗63.4 years
20245% lower
✓66.5 years
20245% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗69.9 years
20232% lower
✓71.4 years
20232% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
95.64%
2024almost equal
✓95.79%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
92.51%
2024almost equal
✓93.27%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗37.3 µg/m³ per year
202315% higher
✓32.3 µg/m³ per year
202313% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Burkina Faso (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.92 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.27 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.22 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.40 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau.