Quality of life comparison

be 58.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 6.0 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 87.5% more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.

make 17.2% more money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $19,800 as of 2023.

be 24.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gabon, that number is 20.4% as of 2023.

be 63.5% 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 Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.

be 10.3% less likely to be literate

In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Gabon, it is 85.5% as of 2021.

have 14.2% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 39.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 94% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 27% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 33.3% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gabon, about 72.0% do as of 2021.

be 37.7% 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 Gabon, that number is 93% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 10.5% less on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.0 times more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.