Quality of life comparison

be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 2.4 years longer

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

be 40.5% more likely to be obese

In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 2.9 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 22.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 5.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 89.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 36.5% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 42.9% 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 Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2022.

have 42.1% fewer children

In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 69.8% 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 Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 100.0% more likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% 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 (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 90.0% more on education

Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 17.2 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.