If you lived in Togo instead of New Caledonia, you would:

Health

live 7.5 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 53.1% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 14.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

make 93.2% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $31,100 as of 2015, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.

be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In New Caledonia, 17.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 31.4% less likely to be literate

In New Caledonia, the literacy rate is 96.9% as of 2015. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 8.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In New Caledonia, approximately 5.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Togo, on the other hand, 41.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Togo, 43% of the population do as of 2019.

be 70.7% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.

be 24.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In New Caledonia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Togo, 75% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.5% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.


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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