Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 26.1% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
be 25.5% less likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 73.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Canada, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 18.2 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 92.0% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 94.6% fewer doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 49.5% less access to essential health services
Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 20.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
make 88.1% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.4 times more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 47.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Canada, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 32.9% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 94.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.1% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 95.2% less strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.8% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 94.4% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 81.8% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 7.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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