Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 60.4% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 5.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 8.2 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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
be 22.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
be 25.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
be 54.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
have 79.1% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 27.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. 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 Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 30.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 36.7% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 35.5% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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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