Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 87.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.6 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 66.2% less likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 32.9% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
see 84.8% less spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sudan spends $28 as of 2023.
Economy
be 5.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sudan, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
make 15.9% less money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $1,165 as of 2025.
Life
be 26.6% 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 Sudan, 256.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.3% more 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 Sudan, on the other hand, 42.9 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% 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 Sudan, that number is 66% of people on average (87% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 27.3% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sudan, about 28.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 53.4% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sudan, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 15.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
Safety
be 13.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sudan, they kill 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.8% less home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sudan has 0.1 as of 2022.
live with 35.0 times more strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sudan withdraws 119% as of 2022.
Environment
be 23.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sudan, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.
emit 38.7% more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2023), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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