Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 92.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 11.7 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 49.1% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 83.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 22.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.
make 75.8% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
Life
have 38.6% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.8% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 32.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Togo, that number is 56% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 40.7% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Togo: At a glance
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