Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 33.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 1.7 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 44.0% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 75.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
make 85.4% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 65.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 22.4% more children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 57.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.5% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 44.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 53.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 61.3% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 19.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 75% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 78.6% more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.7% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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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