Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 77.2% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 73.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Qatar, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 16.1 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 80.1% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 33.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Qatar, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 67% of the population do as of 2019.
be 74.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 32.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Qatar, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 68% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 47.4% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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