Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Japan, you would:
Health
be 59.7% less likely to die by suicide
Japan has a suicide rate of 17.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 73.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Japan, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 20.1 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
see 88.6% less spent on your healthcare
Japan spends $5,365 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 94.2% fewer doctors per person
Japan has 26.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 44.6% less access to essential health services
Japan scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
make 81.6% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $35,951 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 5.3 times more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 58.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 3.0 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 26.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Japan, 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 26.0% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 85.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 67.4% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 4.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Japan, road accidents kill 2.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.5% less strain on fresh water
Japan withdraws 37% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.7% less home broadband
Japan has 38.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 89.5% less electricity
Japan uses 7,530 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 67.5% less CO2
Japan emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Japan, air pollution causes 12.0 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 (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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