If you lived in Togo instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

live 9.5 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 2.9 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

be 25.4% more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 90.9% more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.

be 12.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 63.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.

Life

be 16.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 473.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.

be 32.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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.

be 13.6% less likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

have 20.5% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 4.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (19% in urban areas, and 0% 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 71.4% more likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.

be 25.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access (89% in urban areas, and 35% 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 3.3 times more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 62.9% more on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 51.4% more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 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

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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