Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Zambia instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.1 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Zambia, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 57.1% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Zambia, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Zambia, that number is 15.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 46.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Zambia, 213.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.4% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Zambia, it is 86.7% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 14.0% less 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 Zambia, that number is 37% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Zambia, about 20.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Zambia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Zambia: At a glance
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