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 8.1 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 20.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
be 24.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 24.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
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 55.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 45.6% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
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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