Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 75.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
live 12.5 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 37.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
make 40.1% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 Turkey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 67% of the population do as of 2019.
be 66.7% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 31.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turkey, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 27.9% less on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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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