Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.1 years longer

In Benin, 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 12.5% less likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Benin, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 35.3% less money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.

be 18.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Togo, however, that number is 45.5% as of 2018.

Life

be 23.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Togo, 399.0 women do as of 2020.

be 45.2% more likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.

be 26.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 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.

have 23.3% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 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 32.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 18% 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.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% more on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 53.7% less coastline

Benin has a total of 121 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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