Equatorial Guinea or Guatemala: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Guatemala wins on more indicators: 9 of 11 against 2.
- Safety and trust: Equatorial Guinea 1:0
- Costs and work: Equatorial Guinea 1:0
- Climate and health: Guatemala 0:7
- Law and institutions: Guatemala 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Equatorial Guinea
Indicator
Guatemala
Safety and trust
Better: Equatorial Guinea (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.28 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
no data
23.4 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
18%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Equatorial Guinea (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$16,133
20256% higher
✗$15,197
20256% lower
Climate and health
Better: Guatemala (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗63.9 years
202412% lower
✓72.7 years
202414% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗62.2 years
202412% lower
✓70.4 years
202413% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗65.9 years
202412% lower
✓75.0 years
202414% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗70.9 years
20239% lower
✓77.9 years
202310% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗95.24%
20243% lower
✓98.28%
20243% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗93.20%
20245% lower
✓97.95%
20245% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗42.2 µg/m³ per year
202342% higher
✓29.7 µg/m³ per year
202330% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Guatemala (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.54 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-1.03 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.48 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.92 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala.