Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 62.3% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 36.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 9.2 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 2.0 times more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 25.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
pay a 5.0 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 17.9% more likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
have 34.1% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 27.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 48.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 28.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guatemala, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 50.0% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 26.0% less coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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