Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In El Salvador, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 92.9% more spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). El Salvador spends $1,176 as of 2023.
have 10.6 times more doctors per person
Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. El Salvador has 16.2 as of 2023.
have 69.6% more access to essential health services
Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. El Salvador scores 78 as of 2021.
be 67.5% more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In El Salvador, that number is 32.2% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 60.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In El Salvador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 46.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In El Salvador, however, that number is 27.2% as of 2023.
make 12.8% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $5,767 as of 2025.
Life
be 77.6% less 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 El Salvador, 39.0 women do as of 2023.
be 81.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 47.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2024.
have 48.0% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 46.9% 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 El Salvador, that number is 98% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 83.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In El Salvador, they kill 21.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 124.6 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. El Salvador has 12.5 as of 2024.
use 43.5% more electricity
Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. El Salvador uses 1,137 kWh as of 2023.
live with 67.2 times more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. El Salvador withdraws 12% as of 2022.
Environment
be 47.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In El Salvador, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.8% less CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. El Salvador emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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