Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
Health
be 54.3% less likely to be obese
In Marshall Islands, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.2 years less
In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 30.3% less spent on your healthcare
Marshall Islands spends $874 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 22.0% less access to essential health services
Marshall Islands scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 7.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Marshall Islands, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 22.1% less money
Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 49.3% more children
In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Marshall Islands, approximately 22.7 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 Marshall Islands, 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.
Expenditures
spend 73.9% less on healthcare
Marshall Islands spends 13.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 20.1% less coastline
Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.7% less home broadband
Marshall Islands has 2.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Marshall Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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