Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $14,700 as of 2022.
be 99.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turkmenistan, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 98.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.9% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, it is 99.7% as of 2015.
have 45.6% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkmenistan, there are 16.8 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 Turkmenistan, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 34.0% 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 Turkmenistan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 27.7% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 22.5% less on education
Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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