Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
be 73.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nepal, 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 8.7 years less
In Nepal, the average life expectancy is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 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 95.1% more likely to be obese
In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
be 74.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nepal, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
be 40.4% more likely to be literate
In Nepal, the literacy rate is 67.9% as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
have 70.8% more children
In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 61.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nepal, approximately 25.1 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 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nepal, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 93% 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 31.6% less likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 28.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nepal, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 94% 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 31.1% less on healthcare
Nepal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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