Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 18.4% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 11.1% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 13.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 33.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.9% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
have 10.7% more children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 12.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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 35.1% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% 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 72.4% more on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.0% less coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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
How big is Togo compared to Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.