Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 33.4% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
live 1.8 years less
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
see 59.1% less spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
Economy
be 72.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 26.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 53.9% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 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 Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 34.5% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 74.0% more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 76.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 16.0 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 28.3 times more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 55.3% less electricity
Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 76.9% less CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 45.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 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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