Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 19.4% less likely to die by suicide
Spain has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 20.0 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 25.4% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 15.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
see 87.7% less spent on your healthcare
Spain spends $4,935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 96.4% fewer doctors per person
Spain has 42.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 45.9% less access to essential health services
Spain scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 19.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 10.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 82.9% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,627 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.6 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 6.5 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 Spain, 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 18.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.6 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 Spain, 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 33.9% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.0% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Spain, road accidents kill 3.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.6% less strain on fresh water
Spain withdraws 43% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.7% less home broadband
Spain has 39.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 84.8% less electricity
Spain uses 5,196 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 43.5% less CO2
Spain emits 4.5 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 Spain, 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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