Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of France, you would:
Health
be 57.6% less likely to die by suicide
France has a suicide rate of 16.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 24.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In France, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 19.1 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 71.6% more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
see 91.1% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 95.3% fewer doctors per person
France has 32.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 45.9% less access to essential health services
France scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 10.6% more likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 86.5% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 7.0 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 14.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 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 France, 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 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In France, approximately 88.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.7% less on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.9% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In France, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.2% less strain on fresh water
France withdraws 21% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.8% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 87.7% less electricity
France uses 6,447 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 36.3% less CO2
France emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In France, air pollution causes 10.0 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 (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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