Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 84.0% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.9 times more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.

be 28.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.

Basic Needs

be 67.5% less likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

be 30.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Niue, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 68% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 41.5% less on healthcare

Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 4.6 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 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

Equatorial Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,051 sq km. Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO has ruled the country since 1979 when he seized power in a coup. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996, 2002, and 2009 presidential elections - as well as the 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2013 legislative elections - were widely seen as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has discouraged political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, improvements in the population's living standards have been slow to develop.
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