Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.0 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Tajikistan, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 69.0% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tajikistan, that number is 14.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.3% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 50.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 95.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 50.1% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Tajikistan, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 21.5% 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 Tajikistan, on the other hand, 32.3 children do as of 2022.
have 16.5% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.8 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 people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tajikistan, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 13.1% 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 Tajikistan, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 13.1% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tajikistan, about 30.4% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% more on education
Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tajikistan spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.7% more on healthcare
Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tajikistan: At a glance
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