Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 82.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
be 26.7% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.
live 4.6 years less
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
see 82.6% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.
have 85.5% fewer doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.
have 30.2% less access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.
Economy
be 89.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
make 71.6% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.
Life
have 23.8% more children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Togo, 349.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.2% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 87.6% as of 2023. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 39.1% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.
be 25.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 74% 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.
Expenditures
spend 54.4% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 35.5% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.
Infrastructure
find 49.8% less home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.
live with 10.9 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.
use 80.1% less electricity
Namibia uses 1,232 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 74.2% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Togo, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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