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Togolese Republic
Capital Lomé
Languages French
Currency West African CFA franc
People 8.59 million (2025)
Neighbours 3 Greetings from
Togo
6th lowest hospital beds 0.3 per 1,000 · #6 of 158 · 2022 10th lowest fixed broadband download speed 34 Mbps · #10 of 197 · 2026 16th lowest unemployment 2% · #16 of 186 · 2025 TGO COUNTRYDUEL
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Total area 56,785 km² 125th of 205 2024 Coastline 56 km 158th of 213 2026 edition Highest point 986 m 158th of 213 2026 edition Forest cover 22.5% 122nd of 207 2024 Farmland 69.1% 26th of 205 2024 Population 8.59 million 101st of 210 2025 Population density 158 per km² 69th of 209 2025 Height of men 170.1 cm 139th of 196 2019 Height of women 159.1 cm 130th of 196 2019 Median age 18.1 years 190th of 213 2023 Fertility rate 4.12 children per woman 21st of 210 2024 Aged 65 and over 3.5% 171st of 210 2025 Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents 6.3 per 1,000 60th of 181 2025 Economy size (GDP) $11.9 billion 154th of 207 2025 GDP per person (PPP) Int$4,079 174th of 198 2025 Income inequality (Gini) 37.9 55th of 155 2021 Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day) 34.7% 23rd of 142 2021 Unemployment 2% 171st of 186 2025 Health spending per person $60 165th of 193 2023 Military spending 1.9% 77th of 161 2025 Tax revenue (central government) 13.9% 96th of 150 2023 Life expectancy 62.9 years 194th of 210 2024 Infant mortality 34.8 per 1,000 33rd of 194 2024 Doctors 0.1 per 1,000 183rd of 190 2022 Hospital beds 0.3 per 1,000 153rd of 158 2022 Suicide rate 15 per 100k 51st of 185 2023 Adult obesity 12.2% 149th of 195 2024 Smoking 5.8% 158th of 166 2024 Life satisfaction 4.28 139th of 163 2025 Alcohol consumption 1.5 litres 154th of 195 2023 Meat supply 11.7 kg 172nd of 189 2022 Daily calories 2,847 kcal 112th of 189 2022 Years of schooling 5.9 years 160th of 193 2023 Internet users 39% 172nd of 208 2024 Fixed broadband download speed 34 Mbps 188th of 197 2026 Access to electricity 61.1% 180th of 209 2024 Urban population 44% 158th of 210 2025 Mobile subscriptions 81 164th of 208 2024 CO₂ per person 0.3 t 178th of 203 2024 Renewable electricity 29.6% 103rd of 201 2024 Air pollution (PM2.5) 31 µg/m³ 42nd of 213 2024 Road deaths 34 per 100k 20th of 185 2023 Average temperature 27.5°C 18th of 187 2016–2025 avg Rainfall 1,243 mm 69th of 187 2016–2025 avg Nobel laureates per 10 million people 0 79th of 160 2026 Railway network 568 km 108th of 133 2014 Air passengers per resident 0.25 78th of 165 2023 Tourists per resident 0.11 122nd of 179 2019 Official languages 1 87th of 213 2026 Price level (US = 100) 34% 153rd of 198 2025 World Heritage sites 1 138th of 195 2026 Olympic medals (all time) 1 124th of 202 2026 edition
World twins The countries most like Togo across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
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