Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of France, you would:
Health
be 61.1% less likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 6.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In France, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 11.2 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 15.0% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
make 95.0% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 49.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In France, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Togo, 43% of the population do as of 2019.
be 71.8% less likely to have internet access
In France, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 25.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In France, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 48.6% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 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
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