Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
see 7.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 73.9% more doctors per person
Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
be 46.9% less likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.0 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
be 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 39.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 40.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 291.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.4% more likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
be 92.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 47.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
be 24.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 52% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 65% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 33.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.4% less strain on fresh water
Eritrea withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
use 6.4 times more electricity
Eritrea uses 123 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
find 41.2% less home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
Environment
be 24.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.6 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2015–2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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