Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 18.0 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 56.6% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $14,900 as of 2022.
be 43.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 3.8 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 212.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 78.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, 67% of the population do as of 2021.
be 30.5% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, about 54.0% do as of 2021.
be 32.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 68% of people do as of 2017.
Geography
see 40.9% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
How big is Equatorial Guinea compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.