Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 13.8 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 35.0% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 90.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 26.5% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 88.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 89.5% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 53.9% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 34.6% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 37.3% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 93% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.3% more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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