Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 57.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2020.
live 6.6 years less
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Mozambique, that number is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 92.9% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $1,200 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Mozambique, that number is 24.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 21.6% 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 Mozambique, on the other hand, 61.4 children do as of 2022.
have 25.1% more children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mozambique, there are 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.3% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Mozambique, it is 60.7% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 47.8% 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 Mozambique, that number is 35% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 22% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 34.6% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mozambique, about 17.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mozambique, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.3 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mozambique: At a glance
How big is Mozambique compared to Equatorial Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.