Quality of life comparison

be 69.8% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 20.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Syria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

live 2.9 years less

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 72.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.

be 44.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

make 24.1% less money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

have 42.4% more children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 23.0% less likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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.

be 37.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% 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 24.9% less likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Syria, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 21.6% less on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 71.0% less coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.