Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Equatorial Guinea or Liberia?

Liberia, at 26.3% against 26.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia: Treatment for hypertension

Equatorial Guinea

26.0%

in 2019

Liberia

26.3%

in 2019

Equatorial Guinea rank

152nd

Liberia rank

150th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Equatorial Guinea
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 26.3% against 26.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd and Liberia ranks 150th of 192 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.4%	9.8%	0.7%	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	15.5%	14.5%	1.0%	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	22.6%	22.2%	0.3%	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Equatorial Guinea or Liberia?: Liberia, at 26.3% against 26.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?: 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Liberia rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd and Liberia ranks 150th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension)
Unit: % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 7,050 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Treatment for hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.