Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
have 2.1 times more doctors per person
Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
be 48.8% less likely to die by suicide
Equatorial Guinea has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 45.9% less spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 10.9% less access to essential health services
Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Afghanistan scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
make 93.7% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
have 16.7% more children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 174.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Afghanistan, 521.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 27.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 74.6% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.3 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Afghanistan, they kill 24.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.0% less home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 304.2 times more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 89.0% less CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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