Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 8.3 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 9.4 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 61.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
be 17.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 93.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.2% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 79.6% less 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 Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 55.2% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
be 34.0% more 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 Costa Rica, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% more on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 28.1% more on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.0 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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