Guinea-Bissau or Haiti: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Guinea-Bissau
4
indicators ahead
Winner
Haiti
7
indicators ahead

Haiti wins on more indicators: 7 of 11 against 4.

  • Safety and trust: Guinea-Bissau 1:0
  • Costs and work: Guinea-Bissau 1:0
  • Climate and health: Haiti 0:7
  • Law and institutions: Guinea-Bissau 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.

Guinea-Bissau
Haiti

Safety and trust

Better: Guinea-Bissau (1 : 0)
Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗16.66 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
1.1 per 100,000 residents
2017
41.2 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
21%
2014

Costs and work

Better: Guinea-Bissau (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$3,293
20255% higher
✗$3,134
20255% lower

Climate and health

Better: Haiti (0 : 7)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗64.3 years
20241% lower
✓65.1 years
20241% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
61.8 years
2024almost equal
✓61.9 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗66.5 years
20243% lower
✓68.5 years
20243% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
71.4 years
2023almost equal
✓71.6 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
95.79%
2024almost equal
✓96.10%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗93.27%
20242% lower
✓94.72%
20242% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗32.3 µg/m³ per year
2023104% higher
✓15.8 µg/m³ per year
202351% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Guinea-Bissau (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓-1.27 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.62 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-1.40 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.54 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Guinea-Bissau, Haiti.

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