Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
see 77.4% more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.
live 2.2 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
be 20.2% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.
have 72.6% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.
have 18.5% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.
be 19.6% more likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
make 48.6% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.
Life
be 10.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Togo, on the other hand, 34.8 children do as of 2024.
have 46.1% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 59% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 17.5% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.
be 11.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 65% of people on average (74% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.3 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 91.5% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.
Safety
be 27.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.6 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.
live with 74.7% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.
use 3.2 times more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 82.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Togo, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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