Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 71.7% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 18.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Argentina, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 14.6 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
make 13.7% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 23.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
have 92.2% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 8.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 78.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Argentina, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 69.8% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 31.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Argentina, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 67.4% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.1% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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