Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 65.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
live 9.3 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.3% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 61.9% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 25.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 20.8% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 16.4% more 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 67.4% more 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 12.9% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 62.5% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 63.2% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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