If you lived in Estonia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

be 89.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 14.2 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 26.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 48.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate

Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 95.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 72.6% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 49.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 78.0% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 47.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 12.8 times more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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