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

Health

live 21.9 years less

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

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see 88.4% less spent on your healthcare

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

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have 96.7% fewer doctors per person

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

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have 40.3% less access to essential health services

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

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Economy

make 89.0% less money

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

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Life

have 7.1 times more children

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

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be 21.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

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

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be 39.7 times more likely to die during infancy

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

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Basic Needs

be 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity

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

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be 35.0% less likely to have internet access

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

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Expenditures

spend 47.0% less on healthcare

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

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Safety

be 98.3% more likely to die in a road accident

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

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Infrastructure

find 99.7% less home broadband

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

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

Equatorial Guinea: At a glance

Equatorial Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,051 sq km. Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO has ruled the country since 1979 when he seized power in a coup. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996, 2002, and 2009 presidential elections - as well as the 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2013 legislative elections - were widely seen as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has discouraged political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, improvements in the population's living standards have been slow to develop.
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