Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 90.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

live 11.8 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 49.4% less likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 12.0% more money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 87.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Lesotho, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 29.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lesotho, approximately 566.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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.

have 34.9% more children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.9% less likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 81.0% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 14.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (81% in urban areas, and 38% 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 27.1% less likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 48.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 54.0% less on education

Lesotho spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 49.2% less on healthcare

Lesotho spends 11.8% 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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