Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 87.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mali, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 1.3 years less
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Mali, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 87.1% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 22.6% 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 Mali, on the other hand, 60.6 children do as of 2022.
have 37.1% more children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mali, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 86.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mali, 562.0 women do as of 2017.
be 62.7% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Mali, it is 35.5% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% 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 Mali, that number is 86% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 25.4% 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 Mali, that number is 50% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mali, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mali: At a glance
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