Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 84.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.8 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.8% more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 67.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 91.8% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 15.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 43.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Liberia, on the other hand, 44.6 children do as of 2022.
have 22.3% more children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.3% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 24.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Liberia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 82.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 12% of people on average (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.6% more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
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