If you lived in Togo instead of Tuvalu, you would:

Health

be 79.4% less likely to be obese

In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 13.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tuvalu, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.3 years less

In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 88.9% less spent on your healthcare

Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.

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have 94.1% fewer doctors per person

Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.

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have 15.4% less access to essential health services

Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Togo scores 44 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 77.1% less money

Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

have 45.9% more children

In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Togo, 349.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 27.4% less likely to be literate

In Tuvalu, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2022. In Togo, it is 72.6% as of 2022.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Togo, on the other hand, 34.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 40.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tuvalu, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 59% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 51.4% less likely to have internet access

In Tuvalu, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 34.4% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Tuvalu, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Togo, that number is 65% of people on average (74% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 67.8% less on education

Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Togo spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 77.4% less on healthcare

Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Togo, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.3 times more coastline

Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Safety

be 26.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Togo, they kill 22.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 68.6% less home broadband

Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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