Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
have 15.8% more access to essential health services
Nigeria scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.
be 33.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
see 28.6% less spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.
have 78.9% fewer doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.
be 87.2% more likely to die by suicide
Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 34.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
be 22.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 56.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Togo, however, that number is 43.8% as of 2021.
make 13.0% more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.
Life
be 64.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Togo, 349.0 women do as of 2023.
be 50.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 67% 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 12.9 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 45.8% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.
Safety
be 32.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.7 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.
live with 64.9% less strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.
use 70.5% more electricity
Nigeria uses 144 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 45.6% less CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 18.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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