Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 63.8% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 12.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Brazil, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 12.2 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 20.6% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 27.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
be 10.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
pay a 27.3% higher top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Brazil, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 67% of the population do as of 2019.
be 67.9% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 32.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Brazil, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 67.7% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.0% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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