Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 76.3% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 20.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saudi Arabia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 5.3 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 95.3% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 15.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 23.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.9% less likely to be literate
In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 75.5% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 25.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Togo, 75% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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