Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.4 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 99.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
be 59.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 98.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.9% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, it is 99.7% as of 2015.
have 45.0% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 34.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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