Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
be 62.7% less likely to die by suicide
Slovenia has a suicide rate of 18.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 18.4 years less
In Slovenia, 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 88.8% less spent on your healthcare
Slovenia spends $5,425 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 95.5% fewer doctors per person
Slovenia has 33.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 45.2% less access to essential health services
Slovenia scores 84 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 82.3% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 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 Slovenia, 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 58.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 3.0 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 26.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.8 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 Slovenia, 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 30.3% less likely to have internet access
In Slovenia, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.6% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.4 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 96.8% less strain on fresh water
Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.7% less home broadband
Slovenia has 34.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 87.7% less electricity
Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 59.3% less CO2
Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Slovenia, air pollution causes 19.0 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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