Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
see 5.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
live 1.2 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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.
be 72.4% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
have 47.6% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 14.8% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 44.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
make 2.5 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
be 47.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 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 40.1% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 68.0% as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
have 36.7% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 30.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 32.3% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 62.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.7% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
use 10.4 times more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
find 67.7% less home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
Environment
be 18.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 8.5 times more CO2
Haiti 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 (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2015), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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