Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Tanzania, you would:

Health

be 55.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.

live 6.5 years less

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 6.5 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.

be 16.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.

be 66.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.

pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate

Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 42.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.

be 22.3% more likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 78.3 children do as of 2022.

have 10.1% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 67.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 18.2% more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 18.4% less on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 79.2% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

Equatorial Guinea: At a glance

Equatorial Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,051 sq km. Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO has ruled the country since 1979 when he seized power in a coup. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996, 2002, and 2009 presidential elections - as well as the 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2013 legislative elections - were widely seen as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has discouraged political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, improvements in the population's living standards have been slow to develop.
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