Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 95.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 15.6 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.4% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 9.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 19.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 21.0% more children
In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 55.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 14.5% 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 58.6% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 92.5% less on education
Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.0 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.