Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 65.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 4.6 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.2 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 56.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 93.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.9% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 61.6% 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 Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2022.
have 66.0% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 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 Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% 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 Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.7% more on healthcare
Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.5 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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