Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 8.7 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
have 2.0 times more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.6 as of 2019.
be 68.6% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
see 24.0% less spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
be 68.4% more likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 63.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
make 2.9 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 71.3% 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 Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.2% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 72.6% as of 2022. In Vanuatu, it is 88.0% as of 2023.
be 58.6% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.
have 13.8% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 77.0% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
be 34.5% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 87% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 84.5% more on education
Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 45.1 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 44.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 18.3% less home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 37.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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