Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 15.6 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 61.9% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 19.2% more children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 58.1% less 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 Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 91.7% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.0 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.