Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 67.5% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% 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 Cuba, 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 15.9 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 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
make 38.2% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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 33.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cuba, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 67% of the population do as of 2019.
be 64.9% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 31.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cuba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. 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 72.6% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.1% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 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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