Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
see 33.1% more spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 3.1 times more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
be 17.9% less likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 37.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
have 15.9% less access to essential health services
Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 33.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 15.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
make 18.8% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 44.7% more 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 Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.9% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 72.6% as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 21.0% more 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 Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% less 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 24.6% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% less on education
Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.4% more on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 34.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 55.8% less strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 72.5% less home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 48.4% less CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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