If you lived in Togo instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Health

be 66.6% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 40.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saudi Arabia, 0.1% 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 16.0 years less

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 81 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 94.7% less spent on your healthcare

Saudi Arabia spends $3,475 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.

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have 97.7% fewer doctors per person

Saudi Arabia has 34.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.

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have 40.5% less access to essential health services

Saudi Arabia scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.

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be 9.8 times more likely to die by suicide

Saudi Arabia has a suicide rate of 0.9 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 34.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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make 96.0% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $34,537 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

have 94.3% more children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 16.5 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 49.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 7.0 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 25.9% less likely to be literate

In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2024. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.

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be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 4.7 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 Saudi Arabia, 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 60.5% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 34.6% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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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Geography

see 97.9% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Safety

be 22.7% more likely to die in a road accident

In Saudi Arabia, road accidents kill 18.5 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 99.7% less strain on fresh water

Saudi Arabia withdraws 974% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.

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find 96.8% less home broadband

Saudi Arabia has 44.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.

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use 97.9% less electricity

Saudi Arabia uses 11,911 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 98.3% less CO2

Saudi Arabia emits 18.5 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 (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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