Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 86.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
see 30.2% more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.
be 12.0% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 0.9 years less
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 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 25.7% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.
have 54.3% fewer doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
be 32.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Togo, however, that number is 43.8% as of 2021.
make 2.2 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.7% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.
be 20.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Togo, 349.0 women do as of 2023.
have 13.4% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 64.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% 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.
be 92.3% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 28.1% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.
Safety
be 12.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 10.1 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.
live with 93.7% more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.
use 37.1% less electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 42.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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