Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 39.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 9.3 years longer
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 12.5% less likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
make 38.2% less money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 34.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 14.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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.
be 17.2% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 40.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 11.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% 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.
Expenditures
spend 28.2% more on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.9% less coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 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
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