Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 65.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burkina Faso, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 33.3% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.9 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Burkina Faso, that number is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 24.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burkina Faso, however, that number is 41.4% as of 2018.
be 11.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Burkina Faso, that number is 77.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 19.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burkina Faso, 320.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.9% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, it is 39.3% as of 2018.
be 20.0% 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 Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 49.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 48.8% less 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 Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 16.0% more on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burkina Faso: At a glance
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