Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 74.0% more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maryland, that number is 33.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 55.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
be 82.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Maryland, however, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.
make 10.4 times more money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 44.7% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Maryland, about 91.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
