Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 16.9 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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.

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Economy

be 27.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

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make 85.1% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.7 times more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 47.6 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Virgin Islands, 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.

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Geography

see 57.4% more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.

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Infrastructure

find 99.0% less home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Equatorial Guinea is 73.4% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall
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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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