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

Health

live 7.7 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 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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see 43.0% more spent on your healthcare

Chad spends $130 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.

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have 51.7% more access to essential health services

Chad scores 29 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.

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be 77.8% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Chad, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.

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be 80.9% more likely to be obese

In Chad, 7.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 79.3% more likely to die by suicide

Chad has a suicide rate of 5.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 35.4% more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,022 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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be 88.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Chad, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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Life

be 53.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 748.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Togo, 349.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.7 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.

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be 38.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 56.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Togo, on the other hand, 34.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 25.9% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 43.3 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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Basic Needs

be 4.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (48% in urban areas, and 0% 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.

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be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 12.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 24.1% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Chad, approximately 52% of people have access to drinking water (78% in urban areas, and 44% 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.

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Expenditures

spend 29.4% more on education

Chad spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 22.2% more on healthcare

Chad spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 14.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Chad, road accidents kill 26.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 21.0% less strain on fresh water

Chad withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.

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use 17.9 times more electricity

Chad uses 14 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 2.2 times more CO2

Chad emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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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