Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.1 years longer

In Mauritania, 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 33.9% less likely to be obese

In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 6.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritania, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 80.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

make 55.6% less money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 43.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

be 19.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 13.6% more children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 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 16.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritania, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 1% 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 40.7% less likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 68% 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 2.1 times more on education

Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 76.5% more on healthcare

Mauritania spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 92.6% less coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 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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