Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Togo instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 17.8 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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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Economy

be 82.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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make 96.9% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 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 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. 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 Virgin Islands, 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 39.1% less likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 34.9% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Virgin Islands, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Togo, 65% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 70.2% less coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Infrastructure

find 85.9% less home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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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