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Togo
Togo places highest on Internal Displacements by Disaster (top 6% worldwide) and lowest on Violent Discipline of Children (bottom 2%).
Togo in the Nations Inquiry Country Index
At a glance
Population
9,304,337
people
since 1950
Land area
54,390
km²
since 1961
GDP per person
3,486
international $, PPP
since 1990
Life expectancy
62.74
years at birth
since 1950
Human development
0.571
HDI, 0–1
since 1990
Unemployment
1.995
% of the labour force
since 1991
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
About Togo
Key facts about Togo
- Capital
- Lomé
- Official language
- French
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- ISO code
- TGO · TG
- Domain · dialling
- .tg · +228
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Where it stands, topic by topic
Strongest first. Each position is Togo’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
22ndof 161
From 3 of 3 key statistics
55thof 191
From 3 of 3 key statistics
98thof 178
From 3 of 3 key statistics
106thof 182
From 4 of 4 key statistics
joint112thof 182
From 4 of 4 key statistics
99thof 147
From 3 of 3 key statistics
132ndof 193
From 5 of 5 key statistics
139thof 198
From 3 of 3 key statistics
joint114thof 150
From 3 of 3 key statistics
168thof 201
From 4 of 4 key statistics
151stof 177
From 3 of 3 key statistics
172ndof 194
From 3 of 3 key statistics
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Togo’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Togo in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
Where Togo stands out
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Togo sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
Where Togo does best6
In the top third of all countries measured. 1 is within ten places of the best in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 10th
Position · derived 10th of 78 · 3.783 · 2025
world median 3.246 (better) · ▲ 65 pts since 2015
Position · derived 150th of 160 · 1 = worst · 9 · 2024
world median 4,750 (better) · ▲ 42 pts since 2015
- Youth Unemployment Ratetop 6%
Position · derived 171st of 182 · 1 = worst · 3.436 · 2025
world median 12.83 (better) · ▲ 5 pts since 2015
Position · derived 12th of 136 · 64.33 · 2024
world median 40.74 (better)
- Unemployment Ratetop 8%
Position · derived 167th of 182 · 1 = worst · 1.995 · 2025
world median 5.084 (better) · ▲ 2 pts since 2015
Position · derived 15th of 190 · 97.5 · 2024
world median 81.25 (better) · ▲ 22 pts since 2014
Where Togo struggles most5
In the bottom third of all countries measured. 1 is within ten places of the worst in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 3rdViolent Discipline of Childrenbottom 2%
Position · derived 3rd of 90 · 1 = worst · 91.8 · 2025
world median 75.8 (worse)
- Life Expectancy at Birthbottom 7%
Position · derived 206th of 222 · 62.74 · 2023
world median 74.63 (worse)
- Gender Development Indexbottom 9%
Position · derived 167th of 184 · 0.865 · 2023
world median 0.971 (worse) · ▲ 5 pts since 2013
- Coefficient of Human Inequalitybottom 10%
Position · derived 17th of 169 · 1 = worst · 36.09 · 2023
world median 17.05 (worse) · ▲ 3 pts since 2013
- Vulnerable Employmentbottom 11%
Position · derived 21st of 182 · 1 = worst · 75.03 · 2025
world median 28.67 (worse) · ▲ 3 pts since 2015
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Togo can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
Which way it is moving
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
115th
of 141 · 1990
161st
of 193 · 2023
Ranked in 34 of 34 editions
Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International
127th
of 173 · 2012
120th
of 181 · 2025
Ranked in 14 of 14 editions
Gender Inequality Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
123rd
of 142 · 2005
150th
of 172 · 2023
Ranked in 19 of 34 editions
Global Innovation Index
World Intellectual Property Organization
122nd
of 132 · 2022
117th
of 139 · 2025
Ranked in 4 of 4 editions
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
112th
of 140 · 1995
103rd
of 145 · 2024
Ranked in 30 of 30 editions
Government AI Readiness Index
Oxford Insights
142nd
of 172 · 2020
124th
of 195 · 2025
Ranked in 6 of 6 editions
Gaining ground
Where Togo has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary+59 pts since 2014
Losing ground
Where Togo has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Deaths in Organized Violence-44 pts since 2015
- External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)-40 pts since 2014
- Debt Service on External Debt-39 pts since 2014
05In context
Togo and its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking of 174, not within the region.
Shares a land border with
Placed either side in the Country Index 2026
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world (of 174 placed).
- 99
Ghana - =110
Côte d’Ivoire - 117
Senegal - 121
Benin - =125Togo
- 134
Sierra Leone - =139
Nigeria - 141
Burkina Faso - 148
Liberia - =150
Gambia - 158
Guinea - 159
Mali - =163
Niger - 165
Guinea-Bissau - 166
Mauritania - —
Cabo Verdenot placed
06The evidence
Every statistic we hold for Togo
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
Governance & Institutions24
Agriculture Orientation Index97th of 132position · derived0.17Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)2024
Lower middle · bottom 25% of 132 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Togo 0.17 · world median 0.305 (worse)
Best in the world 5.38 (Singapore)
▼ -25 percentile points since 2014
Business Ready: Operational Efficiency27th of 50position · derived64.36Operational efficiency score (0–100)2024
Middle · bottom 47% of 50 countries measured
World Bank Group · Operational efficiency score (0–100)
Togo 64.36 · world median 65.82 (worse)
Best in the world 87.33 (Singapore)
No earlier reading to compare
Business Ready: Public Services26th of 50position · derived49.58Public services score (0–100)2024
Middle · bottom 49% of 50 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public services score (0–100)
Togo 49.58 · world median 50.13 (worse)
Best in the world 73.31 (Estonia)
No earlier reading to compare
Business Ready: Regulatory Framework20th of 50position · derived69.03Regulatory framework score (0–100)2024
Upper middle · top 39% of 50 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory framework score (0–100)
Togo 69.03 · world median 66.8 (better)
Best in the world 78.34 (Hungary)
No earlier reading to compare
Civic Space Ratings143rd of 198position · derived29.29Civic space score (0–100)2025
Lower middle · bottom 28% of 198 countries measured
CIVICUS · Civic space score (0–100)
Togo 29.29 · world median 50.46 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Completeness of Birth Registrationbottom 23%82.9Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%)2025
Lower middle · bottom 23% of 185 countries measured
UNICEF · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%)
Togo 82.9 · world median 98.4 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (53 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Corruption Perceptions Index120th of 181rank32CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)2025
Lower middle · bottom 33% of 182 countries measured · 182 share 181 positions
Transparency International · CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Togo 32 · world median 39 (worse)
Best in the world 89 (Denmark)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment10th of 78position · derived3.783IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high)2025
Top fifth · top 12% of 78 countries measured
World Bank Group · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high)
Togo 3.783 · world median 3.246 (better)
Best in the world 4.225 (Rwanda)
▲ +65 percentile points since 2015
Debt Service on External Debt50th of 109position · derived · 1 = worst13.82Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)2024
Middle · bottom 45% of 109 countries measured
World Bank Group · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Togo 13.82 · world median 12.93 (worse)
Best in the world 0.285 (Iran)
▼ -39 percentile points since 2014
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)56th of 110position · derived · 1 = worst43.16External debt stocks (% of GNI)2024
Middle · top 50% of 110 countries measured
World Bank Group · External debt stocks (% of GNI)
Togo 43.16 · world median 43.94 (better)
Best in the world 2.213 (Iran)
▼ -40 percentile points since 2014
Government AI Readiness Index124th of 195rank30.59AI readiness score (0–100)2025
Lower middle · bottom 37% of 195 countries measured
Oxford Insights · AI readiness score (0–100)
Togo 30.59 · world median 40.19 (worse)
Best in the world 88.36 (United States)
▲ +19 percentile points since 2020
Government Effectiveness168th of 209position · derived-0.801Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 20% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Togo -0.801 · world median 0.01 (worse)
Best in the world 2.28 (Singapore)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2014
Government Spending on Education51st of 123position · derived4.143Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)2023
Middle · top 41% of 123 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Togo 4.143 · world median 3.709 (better)
Best in the world 16.39 (Kiribati)
▲ +34 percentile points since 2013
Open Data Inventory95th of 168rank55ODIN overall score (0–100)2024
Middle · bottom 43% of 168 countries measured
Open Data Watch · ODIN overall score (0–100)
Togo 55 · world median 59 (worse)
Best in the world 90 (2 countries tied)
▼ -19 percentile points since 2015
Public Sector Employment119th of 135position · derived4.172Public sector employment (% of total employment)2022
Bottom fifth · bottom 12% of 135 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector employment (% of total employment)
Togo 4.172 · world median 15.01
Highest 47.1 (Maldives)
No earlier reading to compare
Public Sector Wage Bill132nd of 168position · derived5.054Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)2022
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)
Togo 5.054 · world median 7.975
Highest 42.65 (Nauru)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2012
Regulatory Quality132nd of 209position · derived-0.408Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Lower middle · bottom 37% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)
Togo -0.408 · world median -0.09 (worse)
Best in the world 2.132 (Singapore)
▲ +16 percentile points since 2014
Rule of Law148th of 211position · derived-0.633Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Lower middle · bottom 30% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Togo -0.633 · world median -0.1 (worse)
Best in the world 2.021 (Finland)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2014
Statistical Performance Indicators107th of 188position · derived66.55SPI overall score (0–100)2024
Middle · bottom 43% of 188 countries measured
World Bank Group · SPI overall score (0–100)
Togo 66.55 · world median 69.3 (worse)
Best in the world 94.14 (Norway)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2016
Trade Union Density43rd of 139position · derived23.81Employees who are trade union members (%)2020
Upper middle · top 30% of 139 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employees who are trade union members (%)
Togo 23.81 · world median 16.68 (better)
Best in the world 91.42 (Iceland)
No earlier reading to compare
V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index110th of 176position · derived0.351Electoral democracy index (0–1)2025
Lower middle · bottom 38% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Electoral democracy index (0–1)
Togo 0.351 · world median 0.497 (worse)
Best in the world 0.913 (Denmark)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2015
Voice and Accountability156th of 208position · derived-0.972Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Lower middle · bottom 25% of 208 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Togo -0.972 · world median -0.02 (worse)
Best in the world 1.929 (Norway)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2014
Women, Business and the Law15th of 190position · derived97.5WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)2024
Top fifth · top 9% of 190 countries measured
World Bank Group · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Togo 97.5 · world median 81.25 (better)
Best in the world 100 (14 countries tied)
▲ +22 percentile points since 2014
Economy & Innovation21
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution95th of 139position · derived57.43Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)2024
Lower middle · bottom 32% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Togo 57.43 · world median 72.83 (worse)
Best in the world 99.85 (Iceland)
▲ +16 percentile points since 2014
Agricultural Land22nd of 209position · derived70.23Agricultural land (% of land area)2023
Top fifth · top 10% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
Togo 70.23 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
No real change since 2013
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)28th of 158position · derived20.33Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)2025
Top fifth · top 17% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)
Togo 20.33 · world median 6.572
Highest 47.59 (Niger)
No real change since 2015
Cereal Yield152nd of 179position · derived1,173Cereal yield (kg per hectare)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 15% of 179 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Togo 1,173 · world median 3,072 (worse)
Best in the world 29,147 (Oman)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
Container Port Traffic50th of 103position · derived2,006,435Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units)2024
Middle · top 48% of 103 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units)
Togo 2,006,435 · world median 1,827,788
Highest 299,703,800 (China)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2014
Crop Production Index47th of 195position · derived119.81Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
Upper middle · top 24% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Togo 119.81 · world median 106.23 (better)
Best in the world 189.93 (Senegal)
▲ +16 percentile points since 2012
Economic Complexity Index103rd of 145rank-0.637ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)2024
Lower middle · bottom 29% of 145 countries measured
Growth Lab at Harvard University · ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Togo -0.637 · world median 0.131 (worse)
Best in the world 1.729 (Japan)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2014
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare147th of 188position · derived17.36Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)2023
Lower middle · bottom 23% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
Togo 17.36 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Food Production Index25th of 195position · derived128.24Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
Top fifth · top 12% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Togo 128.24 · world median 106.08 (better)
Best in the world 177.49 (Senegal)
▲ +13 percentile points since 2012
GDP Growth27th of 186position · derived6.31GDP growth (annual %)2025
Top fifth · top 14% of 186 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)
Togo 6.31 · world median 3.396 (better)
Best in the world 19.34 (Guyana)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2015
GDP per Capita (PPP)163rd of 185position · derived3,486GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 12% of 185 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Togo 3,486 · world median 17,265 (worse)
Best in the world 139,593 (Singapore)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2015
Global Innovation Index117th of 139rank18.07GII score (0–100)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 16% of 139 countries measured
World Intellectual Property Organization · GII score (0–100)
Togo 18.07 · world median 28.52 (worse)
Best in the world 65.96 (Switzerland)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2022
ICT Goods Exports93rd of 119position · derived0.12ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)2024
Lower middle · bottom 23% of 120 countries measured · 120 share 119 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Togo 0.12 · world median 0.975 (worse)
Best in the world 61.45 (Hong Kong)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2014
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)109th of 158position · derived21.02Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)2025
Lower middle · bottom 31% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
Togo 21.02 · world median 24.65
Highest 75.09 (Guyana)
▼ -17 percentile points since 2015
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index139th of 169position · derived0.363IHDI (0–1)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 18% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · IHDI (0–1)
Togo 0.363 · world median 0.609 (worse)
Best in the world 0.923 (Iceland)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2013
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index45th of 175rank120.58LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)2026
Upper middle · top 27% of 167 countries measured · 167 share 175 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Togo 120.58 · world median 56.21 (better)
Best in the world 1,319 (China)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2016
Livestock Density112th of 188position · derived0.43Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land2023
Middle · bottom 41% of 188 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land
Togo 0.43 · world median 0.535
Highest 43.97 (Singapore)
▲ +13 percentile points since 2013
Livestock Production Index19th of 194position · derived142.92Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
Top fifth · top 9% of 194 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Togo 142.92 · world median 107.06 (better)
Best in the world 190.08 (Malawi)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2012
Logistics Performance Index97th of 139rank2.5LPI score (1–5)2023
Lower middle · bottom 24% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · LPI score (1–5)
Togo 2.5 · world median 2.9 (worse)
Best in the world 4.3 (Singapore)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2014
Net Official Development Assistance Received35th of 130position · derived6.311Net ODA received (% of GNI)2023
Upper middle · top 26% of 130 countries measured
OECD Development Assistance Committee · Net ODA received (% of GNI)
Togo 6.311 · world median 2.579
Highest 101.78 (Tuvalu)
▲ +15 percentile points since 2013
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)52nd of 180position · derived7.864Natural resources rents (% of GDP)2021
Upper middle · top 26% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Togo 7.864 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
▼ -9 percentile points since 2011
Work & Labour16
Average Weekly Hours Worked107th of 182position · derived37.88Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person2025
Middle · bottom 41% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Togo 37.88 · world median 38.89
Highest 54.7 (Bhutan)
No real change since 2015
Employment in Agriculture40th of 182position · derived37.59Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)2025
Upper middle · top 22% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Togo 37.59 · world median 14.38
Highest 85.34 (Burundi)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2015
Employment in Industry105th of 182position · derived18.16Employment in industry (% of total employment)2025
Middle · bottom 43% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Togo 18.16 · world median 18.88
Highest 39.44 (Oman)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2015
Employment in Services143rd of 182position · derived44.25Employment in services (% of total employment)2025
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in services (% of total employment)
Togo 44.25 · world median 59.51
Highest 92.17 (Djibouti)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2015
Employment-to-Population Ratio99th of 182position · derived56.69Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)2025
Middle · bottom 46% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Togo 56.69 · world median 57.72 (worse)
Best in the world 86.9 (Qatar)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
Female Labour Force Participation Rate69th of 182position · derived56.64Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%)2025
Upper middle · top 38% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Togo 56.64 · world median 53.36 (better)
Best in the world 82.91 (Madagascar)
No real change since 2015
Firms with a Female Top Manager128th of 179position · derived13.18Firms with a female top manager (%)2025
Lower middle · bottom 29% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a female top manager (%)
Togo 13.18 · world median 19.16 (worse)
Best in the world 62.9 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
GDP per Person Employed145th of 168position · derived10,321GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $)
Togo 10,321 · world median 47,384 (worse)
Best in the world 262,554 (Luxembourg)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2015
Labour Force Participation Rate119th of 182position · derived57.84Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%)2025
Lower middle · bottom 35% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Togo 57.84 · world median 61.66 (worse)
Best in the world 87.01 (Qatar)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2015
Labour Productivity per Hour Worked162nd of 182position · derived4.29Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 11% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP)
Togo 4.29 · world median 22.16 (worse)
Best in the world 164.65 (Ireland)
No real change since 2015
Self-Employment Rate23rd of 182position · derived76.62Self-employed (% of total employment)2025
Top fifth · top 12% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Self-employed (% of total employment)
Togo 76.62 · world median 31.84
Highest 91.56 (Chad)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Unemployment Rate167th of 182position · derived · 1 = worst1.995Unemployment (% of labour force)2025
Top fifth · top 8% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment (% of labour force)
Togo 1.995 · world median 5.084 (better)
Best in the world 0.13 (Qatar)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2015
Vulnerable Employment21st of 182position · derived · 1 = worst75.03Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 11% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Togo 75.03 · world median 28.67 (worse)
Best in the world 0.456 (Qatar)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2015
Working Poverty Ratebottom 31%20.28Employed people living in extreme poverty (%)2025
Lower middle · bottom 31% of 113 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%)
Togo 20.28 · world median 4.885 (worse)
Best in the world 0.007 (Bhutan)
▲ +18 percentile points since 2015
Youth Unemployment Rate171st of 182position · derived · 1 = worst3.436Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force)2025
Top fifth · top 6% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force)
Togo 3.436 · world median 12.83 (better)
Best in the world 0.457 (Niger)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2015
Education & Knowledge8
Adult Literacy Rate135th of 172position · derived72.6Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)2024
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 172 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)
Togo 72.6 · world median 93.99 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Expected Years of Schooling111th of 195position · derived13.1Expected years of schooling2023
Middle · bottom 43% of 195 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Expected years of schooling
Togo 13.1 · world median 13.34 (worse)
Best in the world 21.69 (Monaco)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2013
Mean Years of Schooling160th of 193position · derived5.861Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)
Togo 5.861 · world median 9.933 (worse)
Best in the world 14.3 (Germany)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2013
Out-of-School Rate, Primary101st of 121position · derived · 1 = worst0.639Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)2024
Top fifth · top 17% of 121 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Togo 0.639 · world median 3.691 (better)
Best in the world 0.004 (United Arab Emirates)
▲ +59 percentile points since 2014
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate104th of 120position · derived27.63Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 13% of 120 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%)
Togo 27.63 · world median 65.93 (worse)
Best in the world 99.85 (Moldova)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2014
Primary Completion Rate114th of 165position · derived87.83Primary completion rate (%)2025
Lower middle · bottom 31% of 165 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Primary completion rate (%)
Togo 87.83 · world median 97.43 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (5 countries tied)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2015
Upper Secondary Completion Rate137th of 164position · derived22.09Upper secondary completion rate (%)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 164 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Togo 22.09 · world median 64.87 (worse)
Best in the world 99.27 (South Korea)
No real change since 2015
Youth Literacy Ratebottom 24%90.3615–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)2024
Lower middle · bottom 24% of 174 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)
Togo 90.36 · world median 98.22 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (6 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Health & Wellbeing18
Children with Functional Difficultiestop 16%21.2Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%)2024
Top fifth · top 16% of 62 countries measured
UNICEF · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%)
Togo 21.2 · world median 13
Highest 35.2 (Afghanistan)
No earlier reading to compare
Dietary Energy Supply118th of 155position · derived2,629Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)2024
Lower middle · bottom 24% of 155 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Togo 2,629 · world median 2,982 (worse)
Best in the world 3,962 (United States)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2014
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months12th of 136position · derived64.33Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%)2024
Top fifth · top 8% of 136 countries measured
UNICEF · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%)
Togo 64.33 · world median 40.74 (better)
Best in the world 83.3 (Burundi)
No earlier reading to compare
Female Genital Mutilation Prevalencetop 13%3.1Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%)2024
Top fifth · top 13% of 31 countries measured
UNICEF · Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%)
Togo 3.1 · world median 34.1 (better)
Best in the world 0.3 (Uganda)
No earlier reading to compare
Gender Inequality Index150th of 172rank0.564GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 13% of 172 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality)
Togo 0.564 · world median 0.351 (worse)
Best in the world 0.003 (Denmark)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2013
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index35th of 109position · derived · 1 = worst0.18MPI (0–1)2025
Lower middle · bottom 31% of 109 countries measured
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · MPI (0–1)
Togo 0.18 · world median 0.039 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (Serbia)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2018
Global Violent Deaths58th of 206position · derived · 1 = worst10.5Violent deaths per 100,000 people2021
Lower middle · bottom 27% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
Togo 10.5 · world median 4.02 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
No real change since 2011
Human Capital Index131st of 172position · derived0.432HCI score (0–1)2020
Lower middle · bottom 24% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · HCI score (0–1)
Togo 0.432 · world median 0.564 (worse)
Best in the world 0.879 (Singapore)
▲ +14 percentile points since 2010
Human Development Index161st of 193rank0.571HDI score (0–1)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · HDI score (0–1)
Togo 0.571 · world median 0.762 (worse)
Best in the world 0.972 (Iceland)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
INFORM Severity Index63rd of 81position · derived · 1 = worst2.3INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis)2025
Upper middle · top 22% of 81 countries measured
ACAPS · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis)
Togo 2.3 · world median 3.1 (better)
Best in the world 1.3 (Trinidad and Tobago)
No earlier reading to compare
Life Expectancy at Birth206th of 222position · derived62.74Years a newborn would live at current death rates2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 7% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Togo 62.74 · world median 74.63 (worse)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
No real change since 2013
Maternal Mortality Ratio23rd of 195position · derived · 1 = worst348.9Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 11% of 195 countries measured
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Togo 348.9 · world median 46.65 (worse)
Best in the world 0.11 (Cook Islands)
No real change since 2013
Pesticide Use per Hectare149th of 178position · derived0.34Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 18% of 181 countries measured · 181 share 178 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)
Togo 0.34 · world median 1.73
Highest 37.72 (Antigua and Barbuda)
No real change since 2014
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity42nd of 127position · derived · 1 = worst9.9Population in severe food insecurity (%)2023
Lower middle · bottom 31% of 133 countries measured · 133 share 127 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Togo 9.9 · world median 4.7 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (7 countries tied)
▲ +17 percentile points since 2015
Prevalence of Undernourishment58th of 104position · derived · 1 = worst9.1Population undernourished (%)2023
Lower middle · bottom 35% of 165 countries measured · 165 share 104 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population undernourished (%)
Togo 9.1 · world median 5.2 (worse)
Best in the world 2.5 (62 countries tied)
▲ +22 percentile points since 2013
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five48th of 162position · derived · 1 = worst23.78Children under 5 who are stunted (%)2024
Lower middle · bottom 29% of 162 countries measured
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Togo 23.78 · world median 13.8 (worse)
Best in the world 0.518 (Latvia)
No earlier reading to compare
Under-Five Mortality Rate23rd of 200position · derived · 1 = worst56.13Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 11% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Togo 56.13 · world median 14.54 (worse)
Best in the world 1.26 (San Marino)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2014
Violent Discipline of Children3rd of 90position · derived · 1 = worst91.8Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 2% of 90 countries measured
UNICEF · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%)
Togo 91.8 · world median 75.8 (worse)
Best in the world 37.6 (Qatar)
No earlier reading to compare
Development & Human Capital10
Access to Electricitybottom 14%61.1Population with electricity access (%)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
Togo 61.1 · world median 100 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
No real change since 2014
Arable Land per Person29th of 206position · derived0.322Arable land (hectares per person)2023
Top fifth · top 14% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
Togo 0.322 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
No real change since 2013
Child Marriage51st of 143position · derived · 1 = worst24.8Women 20–24 married before 18 (%)2025
Lower middle · bottom 35% of 145 countries measured · 145 share 143 positions
UNICEF · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%)
Togo 24.8 · world median 17.1 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Coefficient of Human Inequality17th of 169position · derived · 1 = worst36.09Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 10% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)
Togo 36.09 · world median 17.05 (worse)
Best in the world 4.865 (Slovenia)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
Cost of Sending Remittances70th of 93position · derived · 1 = worst2.061Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount)2023
Upper middle · top 25% of 93 countries measured
World Bank Group · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount)
Togo 2.061 · world median 3.225 (better)
Best in the world -49.69 (Malawi)
▲ +38 percentile points since 2016
Gender Development Index167th of 184position · derived0.865Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 9% of 184 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)
Togo 0.865 · world median 0.971 (worse)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2013
Land Under Cereal Production71st of 179position · derived1,290,998Land under cereal production (hectares)2023
Upper middle · top 39% of 180 countries measured · 180 share 179 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Land under cereal production (hectares)
Togo 1,290,998 · world median 689,278
Highest 103,715,108 (India)
No real change since 2013
Organic Agricultural Area34th of 150position · derived6.01Organic share of agricultural land (%)2024
Upper middle · top 21% of 156 countries measured · 156 share 150 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Togo 6.01 · world median 0.725 (better)
Best in the world 86.38 (Samoa)
▲ +31 percentile points since 2014
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI122nd of 156position · derived0.562PHDI (0–1)2023
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 156 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · PHDI (0–1)
Togo 0.562 · world median 0.678 (worse)
Best in the world 0.827 (United Kingdom)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2013
Water Withdrawal by Sector118th of 171position · derived34.08Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)2022
Lower middle · bottom 32% of 173 countries measured · 173 share 171 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)
Togo 34.08 · world median 62.14
Highest 99.48 (Somalia)
No real change since 2012
Environment & Sustainability8
Agricultural Emissions127th of 193position · derived3,649Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)2023
Lower middle · bottom 36% of 198 countries measured · 198 share 193 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)
Togo 3,649 · world median 8,635
Highest 1,044,508 (India)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
Ecological Footprint98th of 126position · derived · 1 = worst1.066Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)2025
Upper middle · top 22% of 126 countries measured
Global Footprint Network · Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Togo 1.066 · world median 2.296 (better)
Best in the world 0.514 (Yemen)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2015
Forest Area130th of 210position · derived22.07Forest area (% of land area)2023
Lower middle · bottom 39% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
Togo 22.07 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
Internal Displacements by Disaster150th of 160position · derived · 1 = worst9New displacements by disaster (people)2024
Top fifth · top 6% of 160 countries measured
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) · New displacements by disaster (people)
Togo 9 · world median 4,750 (better)
Best in the world 1 (Serbia)
▲ +42 percentile points since 2015
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita115th of 181position · derived1,425Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)2022
Lower middle · bottom 37% of 181 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)
Togo 1,425 · world median 2,528 (worse)
Best in the world 445,023 (Iceland)
No real change since 2012
Renewable Share of Electricity Generation101st of 190position · derived29.58Renewables (% of electricity generated)2024
Middle · bottom 48% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Togo 29.58 · world median 31.14 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▼ -14 percentile points since 2014
Water Stress136th of 177position · derived · 1 = worst3.39Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)2023
Upper middle · top 23% of 177 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Togo 3.39 · world median 10 (better)
Best in the world 0.03 (Republic of the Congo)
No real change since 2013
World Risk Index165th of 193position · derived · 1 = worst1.45WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)2025
Top fifth · top 15% of 193 countries measured
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Togo 1.45 · world median 4.17 (better)
Best in the world 0.18 (Monaco)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
Gender & Equality1
Social Institutions and Gender Index42nd of 140position · derived · 1 = worst36.8SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)2023
Lower middle · bottom 29% of 140 countries measured
OECD · SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)
Togo 36.8 · world median 25.2 (worse)
Best in the world 6.7 (Norway)
No earlier reading to compare
Peace & Security5
Deaths in Organized Violence40th of 59position · derived · 1 = worst69Deaths in organized violence (people)2025
Lower middle · bottom 20% of 196 countries measured · 196 share 59 positions
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · Deaths in organized violence (people)
Togo 69 · world median 0 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (138 countries tied)
▼ -44 percentile points since 2015
Global Militarisation Index31st of 149rank · 1 = worst143.33GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)2023
Lower middle · bottom 20% of 149 countries measured
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) · GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)
Togo 143.33 · world median 100.66 (worse)
Best in the world 3.512 (Haiti)
▼ -32 percentile points since 2013
INFORM Risk Index46th of 191position · derived · 1 = worst5.3INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)2025
Lower middle · bottom 25% of 191 countries measured
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Togo 5.3 · world median 3.7 (worse)
Best in the world 0.7 (Singapore)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2016
Physical Violence Index117th of 176position · derived0.566Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)2025
Lower middle · bottom 34% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)
Togo 0.566 · world median 0.79 (worse)
Best in the world 0.989 (2 countries tied)
▲ +13 percentile points since 2015
Political Stability and Absence of Violence173rd of 211position · derived-0.809Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 18% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Togo -0.809 · world median 0.04 (worse)
Best in the world 1.582 (Liechtenstein)
▼ -17 percentile points since 2014
Not currently covered
The newest edition of these reports does not include Togo. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
- Adjusted Net Savings · last seen 2020
- Agricultural Irrigated Land
- Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff · last seen 2017
- Cereal Import Dependency Ratio · last seen 2008
- Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · last seen 2023
- Fatal Occupational Injuries · last seen 2004
- Female Share of Senior and Middle Management · last seen 2017
- Gender Social Norms Index
- General Government Consumption · last seen 2023
- Gini Index · last seen 2021
- Global Report on Food Crises
- GNI per Capita (PPP) · last seen 2023
- Government Funding per Primary Student · last seen 2016
- Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · last seen 2023
- Gross Savings (% of GDP) · last seen 2020
- Household Consumption · last seen 2023
- Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · last seen 2023
- Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary · last seen 2007
- Income Share Held by Lowest 20% · last seen 2021
- Informal Employment Rate
- Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- PISA Mathematics Performance
- PISA Reading Performance
- PISA Science Performance
- Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day · last seen 2021
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day · last seen 2021
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day · last seen 2021
- Prosperity Gap · last seen 2021
- Research and Development Spending · last seen 2014
- School Life Expectancy · last seen 2017
- Secondary School Enrolment · last seen 2023
- Tertiary Enrolment Ratio · last seen 2020
- Trade (% of GDP) · last seen 2023
- Upper Secondary Attainment · last seen 2022
- World Energy Trilemma Index
- Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training · last seen 2022
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Togo: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/togo