Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Chad, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 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 4.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Chad spends $130 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 80.0% more doctors per person
Chad has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 58.6% more access to essential health services
Chad scores 29 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Chad, 7.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
be 34.9% more likely to die by suicide
Chad has a suicide rate of 5.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 6.5 times more money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,022 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
be 7.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Chad, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 13.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chad, 44.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
Life
be 76.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 748.0 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 15.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 56.3 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.
have 30.7% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 5.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (48% in urban areas, and 0% 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 5.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 12.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% less on healthcare
Chad spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 55.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chad, road accidents kill 26.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 95.8% less strain on fresh water
Chad withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
use 57.8 times more electricity
Chad uses 14 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 37.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Chad, air pollution causes 95.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 18.2 times more CO2
Chad emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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