Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 33.8% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 64.7% more doctors per person
Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
see 59.4% less spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 19.6% less access to essential health services
Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 68.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 83.0% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 11.6% 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 Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
be 2.9 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 Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 39.5% 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 53.0% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 18.2% more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 2.6 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 Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.9 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 8.3 times more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 93.7% less CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 50.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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