Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 83.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Zimbabwe, 11.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

live 8.0 years longer

In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 45.8% less likely to be obese

In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 76.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Zimbabwe, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

make 20.0% less money

Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2023, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

be 18.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

be 25.9% less likely to be literate

In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 89.7% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 44.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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 14.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Zimbabwe, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 32% 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.

Expenditures

spend 11.1% more on education

Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 76.5% more on healthcare

Zimbabwe spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

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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