Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Togo instead of Mali, you would:

Health

live 9.0 years longer

In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mali, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 12.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

be 30.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mali, 42.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.

Life

be 29.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.

be 87.3% more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 32.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 60.6 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 22.4% fewer children

In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 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 14.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% 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 11.1% less likely to have internet access

In Mali, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.

be 13.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mali, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 76% 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 47.1% more on education

Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 46.2% more on healthcare

Mali spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Togo: At a glance

Togo is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 54,385 sq km. French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.
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