If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

Health

be 12.8% less likely to be obese

In Kyrgyzstan, 22.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.

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see 74.8% more spent on your healthcare

Kyrgyzstan spends $349 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.

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live 8.5 years less

In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 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.

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have 90.2% fewer doctors per person

Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.

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have 33.3% less access to essential health services

Kyrgyzstan scores 69 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $3,081 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.

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be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kyrgyzstan, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

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be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kyrgyzstan, 24.0% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.

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Life

have 54.6% more children

In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 14.8 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.

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Basic Needs

be 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kyrgyzstan, 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.

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be 31.2% less likely to have internet access

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 22.2% less on healthcare

Kyrgyzstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 12.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Kyrgyzstan, road accidents kill 13.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 99.6% less strain on fresh water

Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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find 98.7% less home broadband

Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.

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use 61.7% less electricity

Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 33.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Kyrgyzstan, air pollution causes 88.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.

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emit 71.1% more CO2

Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Equatorial Guinea: At a glance

Equatorial Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,051 sq km. Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO has ruled the country since 1979 when he seized power in a coup. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996, 2002, and 2009 presidential elections - as well as the 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2013 legislative elections - were widely seen as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has discouraged political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, improvements in the population's living standards have been slow to develop.
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