Whos situation was harder to survive? Gordon Freeman or the guy from bioshock 1?

Basically, it comes down to whether you think its easier to survive with less weapons (only 2 guns and 2 plasmids at a time unless you mind controlled a big daddy or hacked a turret) and no allies versus less coordinated opposition or with a large arsenal, an advanced power suit and having allies with you against a much more coordinated attack in Civil protection, while having to survive varied environments (ravenholm, nova prospekt)