Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 14.7 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.
see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.
have 14.2 times more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sri Lanka has 11.4 as of 2023.
have 52.3% more access to essential health services
Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sri Lanka scores 67 as of 2021.
be 57.8% more likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 67.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
make 3.6 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $5,002 as of 2025.
be 100.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 94.8% 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 Sri Lanka, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
be 27.7% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 72.6% as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.7% as of 2024.
be 85.1% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2024.
have 68.5% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 10.1 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 38.3% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.
be 39.2% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.8% less on education
Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 39.8% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 23.9 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
Safety
be 49.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, they kill 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 6.0 times more home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.
use 2.6 times more electricity
Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.
live with 26.8 times more strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.
Environment
be 59.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.4 times more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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