If you lived in San Marino instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

live 21.9 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 8.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). San Marino spends $5,231 as of 2023.

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have 30.3 times more doctors per person

Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. San Marino has 46.3 as of 2023.

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have 67.4% more access to essential health services

Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. San Marino scores 77 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 9.1 times more money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $59,871 as of 2023.

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Life

be 95.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 174.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In San Marino, 8.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 97.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 47.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In San Marino, on the other hand, 1.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 86.0% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023. In San Marino, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 53.8% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In San Marino, about 97.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 88.9% more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In San Marino, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 49.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In San Marino, they kill 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 357.9 times more home broadband

Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. San Marino has 35.8 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

San Marino: At a glance

San Marino is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 61 sq km. Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
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