Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 34.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years less
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 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
make 5.2 times more money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 42.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
be 19.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Zambia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
be 41.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 213.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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.
have 14.1% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 34.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 81.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 30.0% more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% less on healthcare
Zambia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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