Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 45.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Chad, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
be 27.4% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chad, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
live 12.2 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Chad, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 23.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Chad, however, that number is 42.3% as of 2018.
make 28.6% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 64.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chad, 140.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.0% more children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Chad, there are 40.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 66.5% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Chad, it is 22.3% as of 2016.
be 59.0% 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 Chad, on the other hand, 65.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 79.1% 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 Chad, that number is 9% of people on average (32% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 58.3% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Chad, about 10.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Chad, that number is 61% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Chad spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 22.8% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Chad, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Chad: At a glance
How big is Chad compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.