Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 20.0% less likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 7.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Thailand, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 14.0 years less
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
be 8.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 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 Thailand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 67% of the population do as of 2019.
be 66.7% less likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 78.0% 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 Thailand, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Thailand 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 90.8% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 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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