Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 13.9% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
be 53.8% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 12.5 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 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 79.9% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 95.5% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 38.7% less access to essential health services
Latvia scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 26.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 74.9% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 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 21.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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 Latvia, 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 31.7% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 92.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.9% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 40.6% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 19.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 82.4% less strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.6% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 79.0% less electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 30.1% less CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 47.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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