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

Health

be 36.4% less likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 21.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 11.2% less likely to die by suicide

Mauritius has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 10.9 years less

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 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 88.1% less spent on your healthcare

Mauritius spends $1,566 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.

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have 94.4% fewer doctors per person

Mauritius has 14.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.

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have 33.3% less access to essential health services

Mauritius scores 66 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 64.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritius, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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be 5.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 8.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Togo, however, that number is 43.8% as of 2021.

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make 89.3% less money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $12,991 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.1 times more children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 10.3 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 5.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritius, approximately 66.0 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 23.0% less likely to be literate

In Mauritius, the literacy rate is 94.3% as of 2023. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.

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be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Mauritius, approximately 13.8 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 Mauritius, 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 46.1% less likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 73.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 35.2% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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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Geography

see 68.4% less coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Safety

be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Mauritius, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 85.2% less strain on fresh water

Mauritius withdraws 23% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.

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find 94.9% less home broadband

Mauritius has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.

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use 90.0% less electricity

Mauritius uses 2,465 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 91.2% less CO2

Mauritius emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Mauritius, air pollution causes 28.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Togo, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), 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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