Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Togo instead of District of Columbia, you would:

Health

live 6.6 years less

In District of Columbia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 68.0% less likely to be unemployed

In District of Columbia, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2023.

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make 98.7% less money

District of Columbia has a GDP per capita of $209,167 as of 2024, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 61.2% less likely to have internet access

In District of Columbia, approximately 90.3% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Togo, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Compare further: District of Columbia vs. Togo

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Togo is 51.1% cheaper than District of Columbia
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Size Comparison · See true size
District of Columbia is about 321 times smaller than Togo.
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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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