Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
see 43.5% more spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 28.3% more access to essential health services
Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 85.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.
make 28.3% more money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 52.3% 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
have 33.0% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.5% more 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 Marshall Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 25.1% more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Infrastructure
find 23.5 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Marshall Islands: At a glance
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