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

Health

be 45.4% less likely to be obese

In Pakistan, 24.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 22.1% more spent on your healthcare

Pakistan spends $152 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.

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be 8.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Pakistan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.9 years less

In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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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have 93.1% fewer doctors per person

Pakistan has 11.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.

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be 65.6% more likely to die by suicide

Pakistan has a suicide rate of 5.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 63.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Pakistan, 5.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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be 51.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Pakistan, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Togo, however, that number is 43.8% as of 2021.

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make 13.3% less money

Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $1,596 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

be 23.3% more likely to be literate

In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.9% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.

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be 27.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Pakistan, approximately 48.2 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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have 17.0% more children

In Pakistan, there are approximately 27.4 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 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Pakistan, approximately 155.0 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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Basic Needs

be 38.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Pakistan, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 31.0% less likely to have internet access

In Pakistan, approximately 57.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 28.6% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Pakistan, approximately 91% of people have access to drinking water (93% in urban areas, and 89% 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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Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Pakistan spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 94.6% less coastline

Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Safety

be 90.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Pakistan, road accidents kill 11.9 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 96.9% less strain on fresh water

Pakistan withdraws 110% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.

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use 52.6% less electricity

Pakistan uses 518 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 13.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Pakistan, air pollution causes 105.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Togo, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.

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emit 61.7% less CO2

Pakistan emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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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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