Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.
live 1.2 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 28.6% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.
be 42.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.
be 27.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 40.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.0% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.
be 11.6% 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 19.9% 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 Tanzania, that number is 46% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% less on education
Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 36.7% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 25.4 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tanzania: At a glance
How big is Tanzania compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.