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Last European coloniser: France · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Togo

Against lower middle income countries, Togo ranks 9th of 47 on environment and 40th of 47 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Togo with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Togo reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.37117 of 17925 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.0790 of 19319 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.07149 of 19926 of 46proxy +0.81
Equality score 2021-0.63136 of 16531 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024-0.03180 of 21040 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.4890 of 18614 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.7721 of 2139 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.20135 of 19526 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Togo, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0.803per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated8.01%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share56.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share16.1%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households11.8%% of households2017no agreed direction
One-person households15.7%% of households2017no agreed direction
Women in a union63.7%% of women aged 15-492017no agreed direction

demography

Median age18.1years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.1years2023no agreed direction
Population8,591,626people2025no agreed direction
Population growth2.18%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization44.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+3.48%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1440.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate4.12births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate32.1per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-15,010people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population3%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.571index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.363index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$3,486international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$3,230international $2023higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,096US$2025higher is better
GDP growth6.31%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation0.433%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness59.9%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.787%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue13.9%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Government consumption13.3%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Government expense16%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending2%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture37.6%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion87.8%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling13.1years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling5.86years2023higher is better
Education spending4.14%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment114%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment63.4%% gross2023higher is better
Tertiary enrollment14.9%% gross2020higher is better
Adult literacy72.6%% of adults2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.639%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio40.1pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers57.8per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita0.313t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area22.1%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land70.2%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land27.9%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.564index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.865ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.692index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers32.3%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament15%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management29.5%% of managers2017higher is better
Married by 1824.8%% of women aged 20-242017higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index32index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)4rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share60%% of prisoners2021higher is worse
Refugees originating151per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.351index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.157index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.233index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.309index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.757index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.579index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.533index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.483index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.631index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration82.9%% of children under 52017higher is better
Control of corruption-0.663index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.633index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.801index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.408index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.972index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.809index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy62.9years2024higher is better
Infant mortality34.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality56.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending6.11%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate9.34per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.33per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access64.8%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation25.2%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting23%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility76.4births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality349per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance69.4%% of births2017higher is better
Alcohol consumption1.44litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use5.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths28.7per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.08per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation90%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence1.6%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence48per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality25.4%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women41.5%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending64.3%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment9.1%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity58.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity13.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index42index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index37.9index (0-100)2021higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate34.7%% of population2021higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users39.5%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions80.8per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access61.1%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population38.5%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband1.42per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment92.3%% of employment2022higher is worse
Unemployment2%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation56.6%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation59%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study13%% of 15 to 24 year olds2022higher is worse
Vulnerable employment75%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction4.28score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Togo

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