Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 34.1% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
live 14.0 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 36.3% less spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 90.9% fewer doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 35.2% less access to essential health services
Peru scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
be 4.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 62.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 97.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 31.7% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 90.4% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 51.0 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 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 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 30.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% 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 22.8% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.9% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 87.7% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Infrastructure
live with 96.3% less strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.1% less home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 50.3% less electricity
Peru uses 1,595 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 26.2% more CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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