Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 1.8 million
If you were born in Equatorial Guinea
Right now, about 0.04% of the babies born on Earth are born in Equatorial Guinea: 1 in 2,402, about 54,694 a year, or one every 577 minutes.
The chance that a baby born in Equatorial Guinea dies before turning five is 7.0%, about 11 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 65.7 years for women and 61.7 years for men.
Life in Equatorial Guinea, in numbers
Life expectancy63.7 yearswomen 65.7 · men 61.7United States 79.3 years · 21st lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 57.0%70.4 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 14th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 14.9%49.2 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 16th highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth212 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 42nd highest of 141 countries
Children per woman4.08total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 25th highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling12.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 61st lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment5%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 15th lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$15,302GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 65th highest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.39Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 46th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities71%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 54th highest of 141 countries
People working in farming55%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 18th highest of 141 countries
People using the internet64%United States 94% · 58th lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1830%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 29th highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket65%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 10th highest of 141 countries
HIV0.1%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 39th lowest of 141 countries
Homicide8 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 34th highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 21st highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 25% · women 3%
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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