Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 82.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.
live 5.1 years longer
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 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
be 54.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
make 36.4% less money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 85.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 213.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.3% less likely to be literate
In Zambia, the literacy rate is 86.7% as of 2018. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
be 11.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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 16.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 6% 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 Zambia, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% more on education
Zambia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Togo: At a glance
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