Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 77.8% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 4.2 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
be 64.7% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.
see 34.4% less spent on your healthcare
Burma spends $283 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.
have 89.4% fewer doctors per person
Burma has 7.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.
have 15.4% less access to essential health services
Burma scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Burma has a suicide rate of 2.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 34.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 94.8% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 88.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 185.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Togo, 349.0 women do as of 2023.
be 22.4% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 93.5% as of 2020. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 77% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 59% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.
be 24.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Burma, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 65% of people on average (74% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.0% more on healthcare
Burma spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.1% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.
Safety
be 17.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Burma, road accidents kill 19.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 41.6% less strain on fresh water
Burma withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 50.5% less home broadband
Burma has 2.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.
use 33.3% less electricity
Burma uses 368 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 46.6% less CO2
Burma emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 28.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Burma, air pollution causes 71.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Togo, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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