Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Niger, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Niger, the average life expectancy is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 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 36.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Niger, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
be 45.5% more likely to be obese
In Niger, 5.5% 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
Niger 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 28.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Niger, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 40.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Niger, approximately 509.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to be literate
In Niger, the literacy rate is 35.1% as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
be 17.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Niger, approximately 66.8 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 36.4% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 47.1 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 4.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Niger, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 2% 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 45.6% less on healthcare
Niger spends 5.7% 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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