Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Togo instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 8.9 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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 70.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.

make 94.1% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

be 57.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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 44.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Virgin Islands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Togo, 56% of the population do as of 2021.

be 46.0% less likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Virgin Islands, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Togo, 75% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 70.2% less coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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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