Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 3.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 7.7 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.0 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $16,900 as of 2023.
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 46.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, 212.0 women do as of 2020.
be 43.3% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
be 90.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 78.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 54.3% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, about 54.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.3 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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