If you lived in Togo instead of Micronesia, Federated States of, you would:

Health

be 81.7% less likely to be obese

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 45.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 3.1 years less

In Micronesia, Federated States of, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 87.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 16.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

make 26.3% less money

Micronesia, Federated States of has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 10.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 41.2% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

have 73.6% more children

In Micronesia, Federated States of, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 74.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 88.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 21.9 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 32.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 79% 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 12.5% less likely to have internet access

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 40.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 58.8% less on education

Micronesia, Federated States of spends 9.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 48.3% less on healthcare

Micronesia, Federated States of spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 99.1% less coastline

Micronesia, Federated States of has a total of 6,112 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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