If you lived in Togo instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

Health

be 61.5% less likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 34.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Lucia, 0.4% 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 9.9 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 76 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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see 84.9% less spent on your healthcare

Saint Lucia spends $1,228 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.

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have 98.1% fewer doctors per person

Saint Lucia has 42.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.

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have 42.9% less access to essential health services

Saint Lucia scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.

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be 77.2% more likely to die by suicide

Saint Lucia has a suicide rate of 5.3 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 78.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 9.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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make 90.6% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $14,746 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.2 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 7.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 44.0 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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be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Lucia, approximately 15.8 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.

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Basic Needs

be 40.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Lucia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 42.1% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 68.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 34.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Saint Lucia, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water (97% in urban areas, and 98% 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 29.2% more on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 4.7% 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 64.6% less coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Safety

be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Saint Lucia, road accidents kill 8.9 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 76.3% less strain on fresh water

Saint Lucia withdraws 14% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.

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find 89.5% less home broadband

Saint Lucia has 13.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 81.9% less CO2

Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 4.5 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Saint Lucia, air pollution causes 20.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Togo, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), 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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