Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burundi instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.
be 35.7% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
live 3.9 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 66.7% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700 as of 2020.
be 17.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6% as of 2014.
Life
have 10.4% more children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Burundi, there are 35.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 38.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Burundi, 548.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 74.4% 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 Burundi, that number is 11% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 62.5% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Burundi, about 9.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.4% more on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Burundi, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Burundi: At a glance
How big is Burundi compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.