Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 63.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

live 2.4 years longer

In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 58.5% more likely to be obese

In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 26.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.

Life

be 13.1% less likely to be literate

In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 35.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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.

have 22.2% fewer children

In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 48.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Uganda, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 20.0% more likely to have internet access

In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.

be 10.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Uganda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 75% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 66.7% more on education

Uganda spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 50.0% more on healthcare

Uganda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.

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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