Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 19.0% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.0% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 25.6% as of 2013.
Life
be 77.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.4% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In North Korea, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 46.1% 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
have 55.4% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In North Korea, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020. In North Korea, that number is 94% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 39.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019. In North Korea, that number is 26% of people on average (36% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Geography
see 44.6 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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