Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Togo instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years longer

In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 60.6% less likely to be obese

In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Papua New Guinea, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 48.8% less money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

be 48.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.

Life

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.

be 22.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Togo, on the other hand, 41.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.

be 57.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 75% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 27.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 98.9% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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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