Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Togo instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Health

live 9.5 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 31.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

make 90.0% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 11.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Togo, on the other hand, 41.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 57.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 20.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Togo, 75% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 42.9% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 85.6% less coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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

Togo: At a glance

Togo is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 54,385 sq km. French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.
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