Quality of life comparison

be 54.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 1.6 years less

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 20.0% more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

make 63.3% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 38.8% 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 33.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.4% less likely to be literate

In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 24.6% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 24.5% less 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 40.6% less likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

spend 18.4% more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 42.9% less coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.