Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 30.8% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.
have 22.9% more doctors per person
Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mali has 1.9 as of 2023.
be 40.8% less likely to die by suicide
Equatorial Guinea has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mali, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.2 years less
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 82.9% less spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mali spends $104 as of 2023.
have 10.9% less access to essential health services
Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mali scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
be 66.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mali, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 10.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mali, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2021.
make 82.0% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $1,193 as of 2025.
Life
have 31.8% more children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mali, there are 39.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 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 Mali, 367.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 18.5% 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 Mali, that number is 54% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 41.9% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mali, about 36.8% do as of 2024.
Safety
be 72.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mali, they kill 20.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 7.7 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mali has 0.8 as of 2022.
live with 44.4 times more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mali withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 88.2% less CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mali emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 10.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mali, it causes 65.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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