If you lived in Togo instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

Health

live 4.3 years longer

In Sao Tome and Principe, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 32.3% less likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% 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 Sao Tome and Principe, 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 85.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

be 18.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 55.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

make 49.1% less money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

Life

have 15.7% more children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 146.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 29.9% less likely to be literate

In Sao Tome and Principe, the literacy rate is 94.8% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 26.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 78% of people have electricity access (80% in urban areas, and 74% 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 31.4% less likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% 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 20.0% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 22.4% more on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 73.2% less coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 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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