Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Togo instead of Tokelau, you would:

Economy

make 53.4% less money

Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 40.0% less likely to have internet access

In Tokelau, approximately 58.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tokelau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Togo, 75% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 44.6% less coastline

Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Togo: At a glance

Togo is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 54,385 sq km. French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.
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