Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Burundi, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years longer
In Burundi, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burundi, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
be 55.6% more likely to be obese
In Burundi, 5.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Burundi has a GDP per capita of $700 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 14.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burundi, 64.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 27.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burundi, approximately 548.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 3.9 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burundi, approximately 11% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 2% 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 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Burundi, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% less on healthcare
Burundi spends 8.0% 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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