Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 52.9% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 15.4 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 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.
see 83.7% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 95.6% fewer doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 41.8% less access to essential health services
Estonia scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 80.8% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.2 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 34.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 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 31.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Estonia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 31.4% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 92.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.4% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.2% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.6% less strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.7% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 85.0% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 67.1% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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