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If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Holy See (Vatican City), you would:

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be 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Holy See (Vatican City), approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, 67% of the population do as of 2023.

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be 25.6% less likely to have internet access

In Holy See (Vatican City), approximately 85.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.

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be 35.3% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Holy See (Vatican City), approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 65% of people do as of 2017.

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Sources: World Bank (2017–2024), The World Factbook (2017–2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Holy See (Vatican City) is about 63,752 times smaller than Equatorial Guinea.
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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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