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

Health

be 97.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 9.2 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 68.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 80.0% lower top tax rate

Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 24.9% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 34.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 54.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 66.6% 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 12.6% less likely to be literate

In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

have 28.5% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 47.9% 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 Guatemala, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 40.5% 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 Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 71.1% more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 35.1% more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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