Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 15.9 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 56.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 94.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.9% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 85.3% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 75.3% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 34.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% more on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 8.9 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.