Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Togo, you would:

Health

be 45.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

live 6.4 years longer

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.2 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 48.9% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 65.3% less 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 Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

have 51.8% fewer children

In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 74.8% more 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 Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

be 29.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, 97% of people do as of 2017.

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

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

Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance

Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 442 sq km. The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.
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