Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.9 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 15.2% less likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 81.8% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 75.0% more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 30.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

be 10.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

be 38.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 37.7% more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 79.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (50% in urban areas, and 8% 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 11.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% 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 36.8% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 48.1% more on education

Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 90.3% less coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 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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