Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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.
see 3.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 15.0% more access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
be 81.0% more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
have 27.1% fewer doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
be 45.9% more likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
be 61.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 64.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 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 20.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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.
have 10.0% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% 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 90.1% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Safety
be 68.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 10.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
live with 86.9% less strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
be 37.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.3 times more CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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