Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 68.2% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
be 81.8% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 1.1 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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
be 22.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
be 21.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
make 87.0% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.6% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 36.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 55.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 65.7% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
be 24.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 30.6% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.2% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.5% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 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
How big is Togo compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.