Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 95.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 51.2% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 81.0% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
be 56.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 54.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
be 53.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.0% less 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
have 45.0% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more 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 Nepal, that number is 93% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 58.3% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.1% 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 Nepal, that number is 94% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 21.1% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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