Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 77.4% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% 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 Saudi Arabia, 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 13.0 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 61.6% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 43.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 73.5% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 32.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 68% of people do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 45.6% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.8% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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