Guinea-Bissau or Mali: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Guinea-Bissau
8
indicators ahead
Mali
3
indicators ahead

Guinea-Bissau wins on more indicators: 8 of 11 against 3.

  • Safety and trust: Guinea-Bissau 1:0
  • Costs and work: Mali 0:1
  • Climate and health: Guinea-Bissau 7:0
  • Law and institutions: Mali 0:2

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
Mali

Safety and trust

Better: Guinea-Bissau (1 : 0)
Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗30.46 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
1.1 per 100,000 residents
2017
no data
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
15%
2010

Costs and work

Better: Mali (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$3,293
20256% lower
✓$3,503
20256% higher

Climate and health

Better: Guinea-Bissau (7 : 0)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓64.3 years
20246% higher
✗60.7 years
20246% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓61.8 years
20244% higher
✗59.3 years
20244% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓66.5 years
20247% higher
✗62.2 years
20246% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓71.4 years
20232% higher
✗69.7 years
20232% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓95.79%
2024almost equal
95.25%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓93.27%
2024almost equal
92.70%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓32.3 µg/m³ per year
20239% lower
✗35.5 µg/m³ per year
202310% higher

Law and institutions

Better: Mali (0 : 2)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.27 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-1.19 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
✓-0.94 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, Mali.

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