Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 95.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 17.7 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 23.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 11.3% more children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Afghanistan, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 61.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Afghanistan, 638.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.9% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 104.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 25.0% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Afghanistan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Afghanistan: At a glance
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