Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), you would:

Basic Needs

be 36.1% less likely to have internet access

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.

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be 32.1% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), approximately 95% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 65% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2017.

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Geography

see 77.0% less coastline

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.

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Infrastructure

find 99.6% less home broadband

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has 27.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2021), World Bank (2017–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Equatorial Guinea

Cost of Living Comparison · 4 categories - 2026 data
Equatorial Guinea is 65.2% cheaper than Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) overall
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is about 2.3 times smaller than Equatorial Guinea.
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Equatorial Guinea: At a glance

Equatorial Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,051 sq km. Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO has ruled the country since 1979 when he seized power in a coup. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996, 2002, and 2009 presidential elections - as well as the 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2013 legislative elections - were widely seen as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has discouraged political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, improvements in the population's living standards have been slow to develop.
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