Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 43.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 3.3 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 13.0% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 11.7% of people as of 2024.
have 2.6 times more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Djibouti has 2.1 as of 2022.
be 14.8% less likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Djibouti, it is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 16.5% less spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Djibouti spends $155 as of 2023.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.
be 13.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 53.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 349.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Djibouti, 162.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 34.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
have 34.7% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 65.4% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.
be 23.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Togo, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (74% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 80% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.7% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.
Infrastructure
live with 86.7% more strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Djibouti withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
be 35.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Djibouti, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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