Quality of life comparison

be 82.2% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 3.8 years less

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 79.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

make 53.3% less money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

have 64.4% more children

In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.9% less likely to be literate

In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Togo, on the other hand, 41.2 children do as of 2022.

be 41.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 55.1% less likely to have internet access

In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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.

spend 16.7% less on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 13.2% more on healthcare

Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 86.1% less coastline

Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.