If you lived in Estonia instead of Togo, you would:

Health

be 56.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 16.4 years longer

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 20.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.

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have 43.4 times more doctors per person

Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.

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have 79.5% more access to essential health services

Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Estonia scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 51.8% more likely to be obese

In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.

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be 60.0% more likely to die by suicide

Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 48.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

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make 24.9 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.

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be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.6% 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 Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 37.6% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 72.6% as of 2022. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

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be 95.7% less 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 77.9% fewer children

In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 68.9% 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 Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Estonia, about 92.2% do as of 2024.

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be 54.3% 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 Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 25.8% more on education

Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 28.3% more on healthcare

Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 67.8 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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Safety

be 80.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 24.9 times more home broadband

Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.

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use 21.6 times more electricity

Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water

Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 85.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.

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emit 25.0 times more CO2

Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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