Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 33.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 7.7 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 11.6% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 16.7% more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 17.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 40.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.0% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 16.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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.
have 12.6% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% 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.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 72.4% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.0% less coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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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