Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
see 16.9% more spent on your healthcare
Sierra Leone spends $159 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.
be 14.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
be 63.5% more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.
have 40.3% fewer doctors per person
Sierra Leone has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.
be 52.1% more likely to die by suicide
Sierra Leone has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 36.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
be 22.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Togo, however, that number is 43.8% as of 2021.
make 63.5% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $846 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.
Life
be 49.4% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.
be 36.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 54.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 66.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 19% 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.
be 57.3% more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.0% more on education
Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 29.4% more on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.1% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.
Safety
be 64.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sierra Leone, road accidents kill 13.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 6.8 times more strain on fresh water
Sierra Leone withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 82.4% more CO2
Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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