Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 63.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 2.4 years longer
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 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 58.5% more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 13.1% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 35.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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.
have 22.2% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 48.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 17% 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 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 80% 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 66.7% more on education
Uganda spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Uganda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Togo: At a glance
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