Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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.
be 99.6% more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
have 80.7% fewer doctors per person
Philippines has 7.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 20.7% less access to essential health services
Philippines scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Philippines has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 58.6% more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $4,171 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 5.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Philippines, 9.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
Life
have 88.7% more children
In Philippines, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 84.0 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 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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 31.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Philippines, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 98% 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.4% less on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 20.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Philippines, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.4% less strain on fresh water
Philippines withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 98.6% less home broadband
Philippines has 7.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 14.3% less electricity
Philippines uses 925 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 35.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Philippines, air pollution causes 92.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 70.0% more CO2
Philippines emits 1.5 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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