Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.2 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 11.1% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 73.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.

make 62.7% less money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $5,900 as of 2022, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

be 40.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

be 30.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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.

be 79.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

have 24.8% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Togo, that number is 56% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 12.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% 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 66.7% more on education

Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.5% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 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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