Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 16.5% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
see 3.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
be 18.5% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 8.8 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 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.
have 38.7% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
make 89.3% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
be 57.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 23.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.
have 96.9% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 Venezuela, 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 17.4% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.4% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 11.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 97.6% less strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.2% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 59.4% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 24.8% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 84.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 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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