Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 13.6% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
be 36.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Israel, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 19.3 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 84.9% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 96.0% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 45.9% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
be 60.9% more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
make 89.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 61.2% more children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 87.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 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 17.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Israel, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 28.2% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.9% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.7% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 89.0% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 55.8% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018–2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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