Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.9 years longer

In Burundi, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burundi, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

be 55.6% more likely to be obese

In Burundi, 5.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.1 times more money

Burundi has a GDP per capita of $900 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 29.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burundi, 64.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Burundi, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 19.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burundi, approximately 494.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.0% less likely to be literate

In Burundi, the literacy rate is 74.7% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

have 10.7% fewer children

In Burundi, there are approximately 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 5.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Burundi, approximately 10% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 57% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 6.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Burundi, approximately 5.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 20.0% less on education

Burundi spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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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