Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 15.5% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 2.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 1.7 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 100.0% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 34.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
be 5.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 40.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 22.6% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Kenya, it is 81.5% as of 2018.
be 32.4% less 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 Kenya, on the other hand, 27.9 children do as of 2022.
have 17.2% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kenya, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 97.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 25.7% less likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 19.3% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.6 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kenya: At a glance
How big is Kenya compared to Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.