If you lived in Togo instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

be 68.1% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.1 years less

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 78.8% less spent on your healthcare

Marshall Islands spends $874 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.

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have 25.4% less access to essential health services

Marshall Islands scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 6.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Marshall Islands, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Togo, however, that number is 43.8% as of 2021.

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make 83.7% less money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

have 59.6% more children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Marshall Islands, approximately 155.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Togo, 349.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 24.2% less likely to be literate

In Marshall Islands, the literacy rate is 95.8% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.

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be 53.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 22.7 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.

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Basic Needs

be 40.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Marshall Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

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be 40.1% less likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 65.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 25.9% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Marshall Islands, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 94% 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.

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Expenditures

spend 46.2% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 54.4% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 13.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 84.9% less coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Safety

be 90.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Marshall Islands, road accidents kill 11.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 39.6% less home broadband

Marshall Islands has 2.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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