Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years less
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 8.0 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
see 11.6% less spent on your healthcare
Vietnam spends $690 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 86.2% fewer doctors per person
Vietnam has 11.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 32.4% less access to essential health services
Vietnam scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
make 30.6% more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 12.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 48.0 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 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 12.0 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 33.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Vietnam, 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 24.8% less likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 84.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.2% less on healthcare
Vietnam spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.4% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 33.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Vietnam, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.0% less strain on fresh water
Vietnam withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.6% less home broadband
Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 69.4% less electricity
Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 40.3% less CO2
Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 13.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Vietnam, air pollution causes 52.0 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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