Ecuador or Equatorial Guinea: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Ecuador
10
indicators ahead
Equatorial Guinea
1
indicator ahead

Ecuador wins on more indicators: 10 of 11 against 1.

  • Safety and trust: Equatorial Guinea 0:1
  • Costs and work: Ecuador 1:0
  • Climate and health: Ecuador 7:0
  • Law and institutions: Ecuador 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Ecuador
Equatorial Guinea

Safety and trust

Better: Equatorial Guinea (0 : 1)
Organized violence
lower is better
✗5.39 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
45.7 per 100,000 residents
2023
no data
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
6%
2022
no data

Costs and work

Better: Ecuador (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$16,757
20254% higher
✗$16,133
20254% lower

Climate and health

Better: Ecuador (7 : 0)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓77.6 years
202421% higher
✗63.9 years
202418% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓74.9 years
202420% higher
✗62.2 years
202417% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓80.3 years
202422% higher
✗65.9 years
202418% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓81.9 years
202316% higher
✗70.9 years
202313% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.91%
20244% higher
✗95.24%
20244% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.71%
20246% higher
✗93.20%
20246% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓18.6 µg/m³ per year
202356% lower
✗42.2 µg/m³ per year
2023127% higher

Law and institutions

Better: Ecuador (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓-1.03 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.54 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.74 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.48 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea.

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