Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 19.6 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
see 15.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 37.8 times more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 72.7% more access to essential health services
Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
be 49.7% less likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 93.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 52.4 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 98.9% less 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 Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 86.2% less 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 Qatar, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2024.
have 70.3% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 68.9% more 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 Qatar, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
be 54.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Togo, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Qatar, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on education
Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 58.8% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 10.1 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 67.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.3 times more home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
use 81.2 times more electricity
Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
live with 127.1 times more strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 152.7 times more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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