Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 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 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ethiopia, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

be 86.7% more likely to be obese

In Ethiopia, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 41.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Ethiopia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

be 93.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ethiopia, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

be 28.4% more likely to be literate

In Ethiopia, the literacy rate is 51.8% as of 2017. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 49.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Ethiopia, approximately 267.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Ethiopia, approximately 33.5 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Ethiopia, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 11.1% less on education

Ethiopia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 71.4% more on healthcare

Ethiopia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP 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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