Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 46.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 0.9 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 18.7% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.
see 32.3% less spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.
have 72.3% fewer doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.
have 17.0% less access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 63.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
be 10.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 39.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Togo, however, that number is 43.8% as of 2021.
make 41.4% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.
Life
have 18.9% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Togo, 349.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.1% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.
be 22.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% 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.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.6% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.
Safety
be 19.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 89.8% less strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.
use 25.8% more electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.
find 53.3% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 18.4% less CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 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), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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