Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 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.
see 3.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 91.2% more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
be 24.7% less likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 43.4% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 15.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
Life
be 50.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 349.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.
be 36.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 34.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 30% 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.
be 60.3% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.7% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.3 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 48.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 94.7% less strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
use 3.2 times more electricity
Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
find 93.0% less home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
Environment
be 35.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 8.2 times more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
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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