Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Togo instead of Belgium, you would:

Health

be 62.0% less likely to be obese

In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 10.5 years less

In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 62.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Belgium, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

make 95.6% less money

Belgium has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belgium, 12.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Belgium, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 79.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Belgium, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Togo, on the other hand, 41.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 42.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Belgium, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Togo, 57% of the population do as of 2022.

be 61.5% less likely to have internet access

In Belgium, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Belgium, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 75% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 40.3% less on education

Belgium spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 45.9% less on healthcare

Belgium spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 15.8% less coastline

Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Togo: At a glance

Togo is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 54,385 sq km. French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.
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