Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Togo instead of American Samoa, you would:

Health

be 82.4% less likely to be obese

In American Samoa, 75.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.

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live 10.0 years less

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 92.3% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.1 times more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In American Samoa, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Togo, on the other hand, 34.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 35.2% less likely to have access to drinking water

In American Samoa, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Togo, 65% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 51.7% less coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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American Samoa is about 254 times smaller than Togo.
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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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