Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.5% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 91.2% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.
be 17.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 57.3% 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
be 15.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malawi, 349.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.8% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 36.1% 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 Malawi, that number is 92% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 80.6% 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 Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 46.2% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Malawi: At a glance
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