Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 75.4% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% 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 Libya, 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 13.5 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 65.0% more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 71.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 38.9% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 18.2% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 33.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 32.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 68% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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