If you lived in Tunisia 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 Tunisia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 13.8 years longer

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 6.0 times more spent on your healthcare

Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tunisia spends $1,113 as of 2023.

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have 16.4 times more doctors per person

Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tunisia has 13.2 as of 2021.

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have 52.3% more access to essential health services

Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tunisia scores 67 as of 2021.

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be 80.3% less likely to die by suicide

Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 94.8% more likely to be obese

In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 62.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tunisia, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2021.

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make 3.4 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.

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be 7.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.

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Life

be 89.7% 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 Tunisia, 36.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 18.8% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 72.6% as of 2022. In Tunisia, it is 86.2% as of 2023.

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be 72.1% 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 Tunisia, on the other hand, 9.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 58.3% fewer children

In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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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 Tunisia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 93.8% more likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tunisia, about 76.5% do as of 2024.

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be 49.3% 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 Tunisia, that number is 97% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 62.6% more on education

Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 30.8% more on healthcare

Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 20.5 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

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Safety

be 28.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tunisia, they kill 16.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 10.5 times more home broadband

Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.

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use 6.6 times more electricity

Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tunisia uses 1,629 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 28.9 times more strain on fresh water

Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tunisia withdraws 98% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 39.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tunisia, it causes 55.0 as of 2019.

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emit 8.5 times more CO2

Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Tunisia: At a glance

Tunisia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 155,360 sq km. Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in getting the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a "national unity government" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Presidential and parliamentary elections for a permanent government could be held by the end of 2014.
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