Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 67.2% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 62.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.
make 63.7% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.
be 37.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.
Life
have 85.0% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 54.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.8% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Togo, on the other hand, 41.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 57% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 55.5% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 20.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Togo, 75% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 57.9% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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
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