Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 57.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 1.2 years longer
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.
make 22.2% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.
be 72.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.
Life
be 67.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.7% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 13.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% 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.
Expenditures
spend 21.2% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 57.9% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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
How big is Togo compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.