Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 19.3 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 41.2% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 67.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 96.3% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 76.9% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 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 the population has electricity access as of 2019. In South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
be 47.8% 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 South Korea, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.2 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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