Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 98.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 13.0 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
be 30.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 84.3% 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 52.5% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 49.3% more 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 Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
be 47.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 83.9% more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.9 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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