Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 60.6% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 24.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Paraguay, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 14.7 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 50.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
be 87.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
have 83.5% more children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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 33.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Paraguay, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 59.4% less likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 32.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Paraguay, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 56.9% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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