Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 50.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 7.7 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.3% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.
be 55.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
Life
have 18.0% more children
In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 81.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.5% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.
be 19.1% 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 Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.6% 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 37% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.5% less on education
Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 40.0% more on healthcare
Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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