Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 71.2% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 73.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Syria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 10.6 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 5.8 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $16,900 as of 2023.
be 36.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.7% as of 2023.
be 46.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
pay a 59.1% higher top tax rate
Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 10.3% more likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
have 38.0% more children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 212.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 15.9% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, about 54.0% do as of 2021.
be 24.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 32.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Syria, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.
Geography
see 53.4% more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Ministry of Finance.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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