Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 12.6 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 39.3% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 54.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
be 24.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 26.9% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 78.2% 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 48.6% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 63.7% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 46.7% more on healthcare
Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
How big is Sierra Leone compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.