Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 36.2% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 12.2% of people as of 2024.
have 41.2% more doctors per person
Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Benin has 2.2 as of 2023.
live 2.9 years less
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 77.4% less spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Benin spends $138 as of 2023.
have 17.4% less access to essential health services
Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Benin scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 80.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Benin, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
be 28.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Benin, however, that number is 36.2% as of 2021.
make 74.9% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.
Life
have 11.4% more children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 33.4 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 Benin, 518.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 14.8% less 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 Benin, that number is 57% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 46.3% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 59.1% less coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
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 Benin, they kill 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.8 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Benin has 0.3 as of 2024.
live with 5.4 times more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Benin withdraws 1% as of 2022.
use 85.5% less electricity
Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Benin uses 115 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 80.8% less CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Benin emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 30.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Benin, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
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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