Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 62.0% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 3.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Brazil, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 4.6 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 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 42.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
make 85.1% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 13.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.6% less likely to be literate
In Brazil, the literacy rate is 93.2% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Brazil, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Togo, 43% of the population do as of 2019.
be 70.4% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% 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 Brazil, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 40.6% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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
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