Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 13.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.
live 11.7 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
be 96.4% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.0 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 28.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 32.9% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Swaziland, it is 88.4% as of 2018.
have 26.7% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Swaziland, there are 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more 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 Swaziland, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 95.8% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Swaziland, about 47.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 19.3% more on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Swaziland: At a glance
How big is Swaziland compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.