Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 59.4% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 12.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 15.2 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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
be 45.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2022.
be 76.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 212.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 Saint Lucia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 30.8% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, about 54.0% do as of 2021.
be 31.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saint Lucia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 43.3% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.3% more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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
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