Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 22.3% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 4.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 3.9 years less
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.7 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 49.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 87.6% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 78.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 29.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 24.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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