Quality of life comparison

be 15.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 2.0 years less

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 29.8% more likely to be obese

In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

make 2.5 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 57.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

be 72.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.

be 18.8% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 20.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Togo, approximately 41.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.

have 10.4% fewer children

In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 97.7% 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 Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

be 23.9% 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 Ghana, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 20.0% less on education

Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 40.4% less on healthcare

Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 9.6 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.