Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 39.0% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 18.5 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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 87.6% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 97.4% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 47.7% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 35.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 79.4% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.8 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 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 17.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Portugal, 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 28.5% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 88.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.8% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 83.5% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 62.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.5% less strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.8% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 85.0% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 23.2% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 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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