Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.3 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $54,100 as of 2023.
be 59.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
be 98.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United Kingdom, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 97.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United Kingdom, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 90.7% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 65.0% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 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 United Kingdom, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United Kingdom, about 97.0% 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 (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020. In United Kingdom, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% more on education
Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Kingdom spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 100.0% more on healthcare
Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United Kingdom, that number is 12.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 221.9 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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