Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 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 42.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 22.2% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
be 26.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 31.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 67.9% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 17.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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 10.7% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 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 12.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 77% 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 2.3 times more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 42.5% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.5% less coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 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 Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.