Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 78.9% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 73.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kuwait, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 15.4 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 65.9% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 7.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
Life
have 68.4% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 25.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 33.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 67% of the population do as of 2019.
be 73.7% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 32.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 68% of people do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 43.6% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 40.7% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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