Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 17.4 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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 73.4% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 93.2% fewer doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 24.6% less access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
be 4.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 84.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 9.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 54.7% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 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 10.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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 Maldives, 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 25.7% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.2% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 54.0% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 9.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.9% less strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.5% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 28.6% less CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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