Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 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 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Eritrea, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

be 68.0% more likely to be obese

In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 31.2% more money

Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.

be 19.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

be 10.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Eritrea, 50.0% live below the poverty line as of 2004. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.

Life

be 17.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.

have 17.8% more children

In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 13.2% less likely to be literate

In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 24.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.

be 29.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Togo, that number is 75% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 26.7% more on healthcare

Eritrea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 97.5% less coastline

Eritrea has a total of 2,234 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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