Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
live 4.7 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 78.2% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
have 78.7% more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
be 35.0% less likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 53.8% less spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 20.5% less access to essential health services
Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
be 24.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2021.
be 66.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 32.6% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
be 44.1% 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 Ethiopia, 195.0 women do as of 2023.
be 16.7% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 72.6% as of 2022. In Ethiopia, it is 60.5% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.4% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 14.2% less 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 Ethiopia, that number is 56% of people on average (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% less on education
Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 54.2% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 22.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 58.5% less home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 9.5 times more strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ethiopia withdraws 32% as of 2022.
use 54.2% less electricity
Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ethiopia uses 113 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 49.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
emit 51.6% less CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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