Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 15.8% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 9.4 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 34.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
be 54.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.1% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
be 59.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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.
have 17.8% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% 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 13.0% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 63.1% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.4% less coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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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