Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Togo instead of North Korea, you would:

Health

be 23.5% more likely to be obese

In North Korea, 6.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 64.7% more money

North Korea has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2015, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 31.7% less likely to be unemployed

In North Korea, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In North Korea, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In North Korea, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 33.5% less likely to be literate

In North Korea, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2015. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 85.5% more likely to die during infancy

In North Korea, approximately 22.2 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 21.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In North Korea, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 89% 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.

Geography

see 97.8% less coastline

North Korea has a total of 2,495 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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