If you lived in Togo instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

be 69.3% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 20.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

live 6.7 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 41.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

make 80.4% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.

be 10.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.

Life

have 72.0% more children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.

be 18.3% less likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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.

Basic Needs

be 56.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 61.9% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.

be 24.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 18.0% less on education

Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 94.4% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 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

Togo is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 54,385 sq km. French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.
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