Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 59.4% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 24.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Peru, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 5.2 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 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.
Economy
make 50.4% more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 30.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 74.0% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 30.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% 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 60.0% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 28.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Peru, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 82% 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 40.4% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.7% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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