Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 85.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 36.9% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 73.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
make 28.6% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 28.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 15.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.5% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 58.3% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 24.8% less 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 Madagascar, that number is 56% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 35.1% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Madagascar: At a glance
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