Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 10.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sudan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
be 27.3% more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 64.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
make 47.5% less money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 18.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 34.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% 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 2.3 times more on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 23.9% more on healthcare
Sudan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 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
How big is Togo compared to Sudan? See an in-depth size comparison.