Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 64.8% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 3.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.2 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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 6.1 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 78.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
be 24.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
be 37.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.5% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
have 41.8% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 95.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 71.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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 25.7% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 11.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% 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 34.0% less on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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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