Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 66.7% less likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 3.8 years less

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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

make 25.0% less money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

Life

have 47.7% more children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.

be 24.0% less likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 30.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 19.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Vanuatu, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 2.2 times more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 67.6% more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 97.8% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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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