Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.3 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $34,400 as of 2023.
be 68.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 9.4% 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 Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 45.4% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Turkey, it is 96.7% as of 2019.
be 53.0% 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 Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
have 55.3% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 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 Turkey, 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 Turkey, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
be 32.7% 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 Turkey, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% less on education
Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 23.3% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 128.6 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.