Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 45.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.9 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.9% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 59.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 33.3% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 15.0% more children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 66.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.4% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% 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 Liberia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 72.1% 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 Liberia, that number is 12% of people on average (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 54.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 49.1% more on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.3 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
How big is Liberia compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.