Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 8.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 5.0 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.
see 59.7% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.
have 89.4% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.
have 15.4% less access to essential health services
Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 25.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 47.3% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 81.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 192.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Togo, 349.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 40.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, 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.
be 25.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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.
Expenditures
spend 21.0% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 36.4% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.1% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.
Safety
be 89.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Timor-Leste, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 142.0 times more home broadband
Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.
live with 88.0% less strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 38.0% less CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 49.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Togo, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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