Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Angola instead of Togo, you would:

Health

live 9.2 years less

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 29.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

be 7.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Angola, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

have 33.0% more children

In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Togo, approximately 41.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Angola, on the other hand, 58.9 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 15.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Togo, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 48% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 10.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 66% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 40.0% less on education

Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 51.7% less on healthcare

Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 28.6 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Angola: At a glance

Angola is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,246,700 sq km. Angola is still rebuilding its country since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again in 1993. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - during the more than a quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. President DOS SANTOS pushed through a new constitution in 2010; elections held in 2012 saw him installed as president.
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