Quality of life comparison

be 91.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 15.2 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

be 43.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 83.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 15.8% as of 2022.

be 65.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 84.7% 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 Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

have 61.9% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 49.9% 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 2021. In Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 44.4% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 46.0% 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 Saint Lucia, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 76.3% more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 46.6% less coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.