Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 15.3% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
live 4.6 years less
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 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.
have 70.6% fewer doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
Economy
be 58.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
make 19.9% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.
have 10.5% more children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 83.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 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 28.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 29% 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.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 66.6% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Infrastructure
live with 64.0% less strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 97.9% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 22.6% less electricity
Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 11.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 24.4% more CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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