Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 81.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Senegal, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.
live 6.0 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Senegal, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 13.4% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Senegal, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2024.
see 10.7% more spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Senegal spends $206 as of 2023.
have 36.3% more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Senegal has 1.1 as of 2023.
have 13.6% more access to essential health services
Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Senegal scores 50 as of 2021.
be 27.6% less likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Senegal, it is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 14.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Senegal, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 41.2% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $1,955 as of 2025.
be 36.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Senegal, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 32.1% 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 Senegal, 237.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.0% 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 Senegal, on the other hand, 28.9 children do as of 2024.
be 30.6% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 72.6% as of 2022. In Senegal, it is 50.4% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 25.3% 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 Senegal, that number is 74% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 52.3% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Senegal, about 60.1% do as of 2024.
be 35.9% 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 Senegal, that number is 88% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.3% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 48.8% more on education
Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Senegal spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 9.5 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.8 times more home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Senegal has 4.0 as of 2024.
use 66.9% more electricity
Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Senegal uses 410 kWh as of 2023.
live with 4.8 times more strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Senegal withdraws 16% as of 2022.
Environment
be 28.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Senegal, it causes 65.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Senegal emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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