Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 10.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.
live 11.8 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
be 97.6% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lesotho, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Lesotho, that number is 28.1% as of 2014.
Life
be 19.4% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Lesotho, it is 79.4% as of 2015.
be 37.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lesotho, 544.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.6% more 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 Lesotho, on the other hand, 48.4 children do as of 2022.
have 27.3% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lesotho, there are 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 79.2% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lesotho, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.7% 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 Lesotho, that number is 83% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 16.3% less 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 Lesotho, that number is 36% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 48.0% more on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Lesotho spends 7.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 98.2% more on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lesotho, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Lesotho: At a glance
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