Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
be 40.5% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 4.5 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 15.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 23.8% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
be 15.2% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 21.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
have 15.1% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 95.8% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 22.5% 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 Eritrea, that number is 58% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 39.9 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.