Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 72.3% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 18.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 8.6 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 33.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mexico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 67% of the population do as of 2019.
be 63.9% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 32.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mexico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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