Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 22.9% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
live 14.0 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 65.3% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 94.0% fewer doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 42.5% less access to essential health services
Colombia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
be 41.7% more likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 59.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 22.7% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 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 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 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 32.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Colombia, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 20.2% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.0% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.8% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 27.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 95.0% less strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.4% less home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 48.9% less electricity
Colombia uses 1,551 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 41.7% more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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