Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Togo, you would:

Health

be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 1.2 years less

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 23.8% more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

be 52.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.

be 49.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 17.1% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Tanzania, it is 77.9% as of 2015.

be 11.6% less 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

be 32.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tanzania, 524.0 women do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 38.0% less on education

Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.3% less on healthcare

Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 25.4 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tanzania: At a glance

Tanzania is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 885,800 sq km. Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010.
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