Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Togo instead of United States, you would:

Health

be 76.8% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 13.7 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2020.

Economy

make 97.2% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2017.

be 56.8% more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.

Life

have 2.6 times more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Togo, there are 32.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 20.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.

be 7.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Togo, on the other hand, 38.5 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 64.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In United States, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Togo, 36% of the population do as of 2017.

be 85.8% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Togo, about 12.4% do as of 2018.

be 28.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In United States, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Togo, that number is 71% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2017.

Geography

see 99.7% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 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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