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

Health

see 10.0% more spent on your healthcare

Yemen spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Togo spends $186 as of 2023.

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be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Yemen, 0.1% 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 6.5 years less

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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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have 18.4% fewer doctors per person

Yemen has 1.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Togo has 0.8 as of 2022.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Yemen has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Togo, it is 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 88.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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Life

be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 118.0 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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Basic Needs

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 29.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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 13.7% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 66% 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 37.0% less on healthcare

Yemen spends 9.7% 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 97.1% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Safety

be 23.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In Yemen, road accidents kill 29.8 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 11.8% more home broadband

Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.

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live with 98.0% less strain on fresh water

Yemen withdraws 170% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Togo withdraws 3% as of 2022.

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use 2.7 times more electricity

Yemen uses 90 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Togo uses 246 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 16.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Yemen, air pollution causes 109.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Togo, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.

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emit 19.2% more CO2

Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), 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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