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

Health

be 69.5% less likely to be obese

In Egypt, 43.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Egypt, 0.1% 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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live 8.9 years less

In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 79.5% less spent on your healthcare

Egypt spends $905 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.

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have 88.1% fewer doctors per person

Egypt has 6.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.

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have 37.1% less access to essential health services

Egypt scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.

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be 14.8 times more likely to die by suicide

Egypt has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 70.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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be 30.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Egypt, 33.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Togo, however, that number is 43.8% as of 2021.

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make 55.2% less money

Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

have 53.3% more children

In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 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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be 20.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Egypt, approximately 17.0 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 67.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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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Basic Needs

be 40.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Egypt, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 47.1% less likely to have internet access

In Egypt, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 33.4% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Egypt, approximately 97% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 96% 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 65.6% more on education

Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 25.2% more on healthcare

Egypt spends 4.9% 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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Geography

see 97.7% less coastline

Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Safety

be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Egypt, road accidents kill 9.4 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 97.6% less strain on fresh water

Egypt withdraws 141% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.

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find 87.9% less home broadband

Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.

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use 83.5% less electricity

Egypt uses 1,493 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 13.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Egypt, air pollution causes 105.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Togo, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.

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emit 87.6% less CO2

Egypt emits 2.5 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 (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). 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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