Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 15.0 years longer

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 27.4% less likely to be obese

In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 45.5 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 69.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 98.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 46.6% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 96.2% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 71.5% fewer children

In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 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 the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 34.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 30.0% less on education

Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 3.4 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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