Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 36.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 6.6 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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.
be 11.1% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.2 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 64.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 57.0% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
be 27.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.
have 20.1% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 91.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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 52.9% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 60.3% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.0% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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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