Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 46.7% less likely to die by suicide
Norway has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 19.2 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 93.6% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 96.9% fewer doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 47.1% less access to essential health services
Norway scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 4.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 93.0% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 174.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 47.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Norway, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 36.1% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.9% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 7.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 91.2% less strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.8% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 96.7% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 64.5% less CO2
Norway emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 7.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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