Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 8.0 years less
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 95.3% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 26.8% more children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.5% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 73.1% 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 Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 92.3% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.2 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Equatorial Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.