If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Grenada, you would:

Health

be 39.1% less likely to be obese

In Grenada, 31.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.

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be 14.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Grenada, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.

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live 11.5 years less

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 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.

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see 30.8% less spent on your healthcare

Grenada spends $880 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.

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have 34.3% less access to essential health services

Grenada scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.

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be 5.4 times more likely to die by suicide

Grenada has a suicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 45.4% less money

Grenada has a GDP per capita of $12,107 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Grenada, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Grenada, approximately 48.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Grenada, approximately 16.4 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.

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Basic Needs

be 29.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Grenada, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 96% 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.

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be 32.4% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Grenada, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 65% of people do as of 2017.

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Expenditures

spend 24.7% less on healthcare

Grenada spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.

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Safety

be 82.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Grenada, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 97.4% less strain on fresh water

Grenada withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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find 99.7% less home broadband

Grenada has 29.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 96.7% more likely to die from air pollution

In Grenada, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.

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emit 70.0% more CO2

Grenada emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018–2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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