Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.6% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 11.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
Life
be 50.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.6% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 14.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 54.2% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.0% 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 Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 42.9% more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
How big is Gambia compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.