Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 15.2% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 81.8% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 50.0% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 40.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.7% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
have 13.0% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 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 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% 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 11.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% 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 32.9% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.3% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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 Liberia? See an in-depth size comparison.