Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 55.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
be 46.4% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
live 3.1 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 57.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.
Life
be 18.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 33.5 children do as of 2022.
be 22.1% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ethiopia: At a glance
How big is Ethiopia compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.