Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Senegal, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 39.6% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Senegal, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2024.
see 66.3% less spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Senegal spends $206 as of 2023.
have 28.8% fewer doctors per person
Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Senegal has 1.1 as of 2023.
Economy
be 67.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Senegal, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 26.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Senegal, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 70.5% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $1,955 as of 2025.
Life
be 39.3% 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 Senegal, on the other hand, 28.9 children do as of 2024.
be 36.2% more 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 Senegal, 237.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 10.9% 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 Senegal, that number is 74% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 23.4% more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 79.4% more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.
Safety
be 77.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Senegal, they kill 20.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 40.4 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Senegal has 4.0 as of 2024.
live with 90.4 times more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Senegal withdraws 16% as of 2022.
use 48.2% less electricity
Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Senegal uses 410 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 69.8% less CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Senegal emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 10.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Senegal, it causes 65.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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