Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 43.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
see 25.5% more spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Liberia spends $233 as of 2023.
have 2.2 times more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Liberia has 1.8 as of 2022.
be 36.1% less likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Liberia, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 32.8% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 44.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Liberia, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
make 33.9% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $915 as of 2025.
Life
be 79.9% 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 Liberia, 628.0 women do as of 2023.
be 81.6% 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 Liberia, on the other hand, 63.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Togo, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (74% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 79% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 45.1% 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 Liberia, that number is 32% of people on average (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 18.4% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Liberia, about 32.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.2% less on education
Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Liberia, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 10.3 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
Safety
be 32.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Liberia, they kill 15.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 92.3% less strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Liberia withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 81.0% less home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Liberia has 0.3 as of 2022.
Environment
be 34.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Liberia, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 51.6% less CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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