Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 55.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 9.1 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.3% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 54.5% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2022, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2022.
be 61.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
be 15.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 30.4% more children
In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 31.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Benin, 523.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.1% less likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Benin, it is 45.8% as of 2021.
be 35.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Benin, that number is 42% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 56.7% less on healthcare
Togo spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
How big is Benin compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.