Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
see 40.1% more spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nigeria spends $260 as of 2023.
have 4.8 times more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nigeria has 3.8 as of 2023.
be 46.6% less likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 8.3 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Nigeria, that number is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024.
have 13.6% less access to essential health services
Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nigeria scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 53.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 28.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Nigeria, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2022.
make 11.5% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $1,224 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.8 times 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 Nigeria, 993.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.0 times 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 Nigeria, on the other hand, 69.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.9% 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 Nigeria, that number is 82% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 92.3% less on education
Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nigeria spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 31.4% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 15.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 24.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nigeria, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 94.4% less home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nigeria has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 2.9 times more strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nigeria withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 41.3% less electricity
Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nigeria uses 144 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 15.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nigeria, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 83.9% more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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