Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 33.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

live 8.1 years longer

In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 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 26.3% less likely to be obese

In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Cameroon, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

make 41.7% less money

Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 21.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

be 15.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 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.

be 13.7% less likely to be literate

In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

have 11.0% fewer children

In Cameroon, there are approximately 34.7 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 19.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cameroon, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 25% 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 23.9% less likely to have internet access

In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 57.9% more on healthcare

Cameroon spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 86.1% less coastline

Cameroon has a total of 402 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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