Togo (Togolese Republic)

https://www.humantruth.info/togo.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2025

Togo Togolese Republic
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	155th best
Capital	Lome
Land Area	54 390km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	7.9m₂
Life Expectancy	61.62yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$2 167 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	TG, TGO, 768₅
Internet Domain	.tg₆
Currency	Franc (XOF)₇
Telephone	+228₈

1. Overview

“French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community. In January 2012, Togo assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-13 term.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“With its palm-fringed beaches, verdant hills and savannah, and approximately 40 ethnic groups, Togo crams a whole lot of Africa into a surprisingly small space. For those fond of travelling off the beaten track, Togo will prove a rewarding destination. It offers a great diversity of landscapes, from the lakes and palm-fringed beaches along the Atlantic coastline to the rolling forested hills in the centre. As you head further north, the landscape leaves its mantle of lush forest green for the light green and yellowy tinges of savannah land. The cherry on top is Lomé, the low-key yet elegant capital, with its large avenues, tasty restaurants and throbbing nightlife - not to mention the splendid beaches on its doorstep. Togo is also an excellent playground for hikers - there´s no better ecofriendly way to experience the country´s savage beauty than on foot.
Another highlight is the culture. Togo is a melting pot. The fortified compounds of Koutammakou are a reminder that the country´s ethnically diverse population didn´t always get along. Nowadays, however, voodoo, Muslim, Christian and traditional festivals crowd the calendar and are often colourful celebrations for all.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Togo National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
159	Ivory Coast	0.550
160	Tanzania	0.549
161	Pakistan	0.544
162	Togo	0.539
163=	Haiti	0.535
163=	Nigeria	0.535
165	Rwanda	0.534
166=	Benin	0.525
	Africa Avg	0.56
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
172	Rwanda	$2 210
173	Uganda	$2 181
174	Gambia	$2 172
175	Togo	$2 167
176	Mali	$2 133
177	Burkina Faso	$2 118
178	Guinea-Bissau	$1 908
179	Afghanistan	$1 824
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Denmark	27.2
2	Norway	29.2
3	Sweden	30.2
	...
152	Tuvalu	112.5
153	Uganda	112.5
154	Cambodia	113.2
155	Togo	114.0
156	Djibouti	114.2
157	Libya	114.4
158	Kiribati	115.1
159	Zambia	115.5
	Africa Avg	115.2
	World Avg	89.2
q=200.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Togo's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population Datasets:

Togo's population is predicted to rise to 8.684 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 4.20. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1, once you take mortality into account₁₃. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₄

Population₂
Pos.		2018 Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
98	Papua New Guinea	8.6m
99	Switzerland	8.5m
100	Israel	8.4m
101	Togo	7.9m
102	Sierra Leone	7.7m
103	Hong Kong	7.4m
104	Laos	7.1m
105	Bulgaria	7.1m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
167	Afghanistan	62.0
168	Burundi	61.7
169	Angola	61.6
170	Togo	61.6
171	Niger	61.6
172	Kenya	61.4
173	Zambia	61.2
174	Botswana	61.1
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₅
Pos.		2022₁₅
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
181	Ethiopia	4.06
182	Congo, (Brazzaville)	4.10
183	Equatorial Guinea	4.17
184	Togo	4.20
185	Zambia	4.24
186	Guinea	4.30
187	Senegal	4.31
188	S. Sudan	4.34
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₆
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₆
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
12=	Nigeria	05.1
12=	Qatar	05.1
14=	Somalia	05.4
14=	Togo	05.4
16=	Ivory Coast	05.6
16=	Malawi	05.6
16=	Senegal	05.6
19	Yemen	05.7
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration Datasets:

Immigrants₁₇
Pos.		2017 %₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
95	Namibia	3.8%
96	Burkina Faso	3.7%
97	Trinidad & Tobago	3.7%
98	Togo	3.6%
99	Uzbekistan	3.6%
100	Rwanda	3.6%
101	Moldova	3.5%
102	Slovakia	3.4%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants₁₈
Pos.		2010 %₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
102	Turkey	5.6%
103	Comoros	5.6%
104	Congo, (Brazzaville)	5.6%
105	Togo	5.4%
106	Ivory Coast	5.4%
107	Switzerland	5.4%
108	Malaysia	5.3%
109	Guinea	5.2%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Togo's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Compared to Africa (2025)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	Cape Verde	65.1
2	S. Africa	70.5
3	Mauritius	76.4
	...
26	Kenya	114.9
27	Guinea-Bissau	115.7
28	Niger	119.0
29	Togo	119.8
30	Uganda	119.9
31	Liberia	120.3
32	Algeria	123.0
33	Swaziland	124.1
34	Comoros	124.3
	Africa Avg	116.60
q=54.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	Sweden	7.5
2	Netherlands	8.6
3	Denmark	9.0
	...
148	Niger	119.0
149	Solomon Islands	119.1
150	Jordan	119.6
151	Togo	119.8
152	Uganda	119.9
153	Liberia	120.3
154	Belarus	121.5
155	Algeria	123.0
	World Avg	90.04
q=198.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark₂₀. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, Eritrea and Saudi Arabia₂₀.

30 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, combatting modern slavery, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₂₀, whereas the worst are The Middle East, Africa and Asia₂₀.

For more, see:

" Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

4.1. Human Rights & Tolerance Datasets

#freedom #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #politics #slavery #togo

Press Freedom Higher is better₂₁
Pos.		2025₂₁
1	Norway	92.31
2	Estonia	89.46
3	Netherlands	88.64
	...
117	Equatorial Guinea	48.68
118	Mali	48.23
119	Morocco	48.04₂₂
120	Togo	48.03
121	Nigeria	46.81
122	Singapore	45.78
123	Mexico	45.55
124	Burundi	45.44
	Africa Avg	52.30
	World Avg	54.65
q=179. Also scored for 2000s-2010s.

Slavery in the 2020s Lower is better₂₃
Pos.		Slavery in the 2020s Per 1000₂₃
1=	Switzerland	0.50
1=	Norway	0.50
3=	Germany	0.60
	...
36=	Chile	3.20
36=	Costa Rica	3.20
38=	Nepal	3.30
38=	Togo	3.30
38=	Italy	3.30
38=	USA	3.30
42=	Latvia	3.40
42=	Sierra Leone	3.40
	Africa Avg	6.90
	World Avg	7.15
q=160. Also scored for 2010s-2020s.

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
123=	El Salvador	4.5
123=	Comoros	4.5
123=	Nigeria	4.5
123=	Togo	4.5
123=	Bangladesh	4.5
123=	Guinea-Bissau	4.5
123=	Maldives	4.5
123=	Lebanon	4.5
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	3.7
q=205. Also scored for 1970s-2010s.

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better₂₄
Pos.		2009 Treaties₂₄
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
82=	Russia	17
82=	Armenia	17
84=	Egypt	16
84=	Togo	16
84=	Belarus	16
84=	Seychelles	16
84=	Tajikistan	16
84=	Ghana	16
	Africa Avg	14.8
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better₂₅
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₅
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
49	Brazil	7.36
50	Guinea	7.43
51	Finland	7.49
52	Togo	7.50
53	Iraq	7.55
54	New Zealand	7.56
55	Iceland	7.57
56	Jamaica	7.61
	Africa Avg	9.88
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Amnesty International's 2023-23 summary on human rights in Togo stated:

“Armed groups and security forces killed villagers at the border with Burkina Faso. The rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly were restricted on the pretext of containing the spread of Covid-19, and security. The right to freedom of expression was threatened. Arbitrary arrests and detention were documented. The president promulgated a law to protect students from sexual violence.”
"The State of the World's Human Rights 2022/23" by Amnesty International (2023)₂₆

4.2. Gender Equality Datasets

#gender #gender_equality #human_rights #misogyny #politics #women

Togo is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women.

See:

Gender Inequality Lower is better₂₇
Pos.		2022₂₇
1	Denmark	0.01
2	Norway	0.01
3	Switzerland	0.02
	...
142	Lesotho	0.56
143	Iraq	0.56
144	Madagascar	0.57
145	Togo	0.58
146	Malawi	0.58
147	Congo, (Brazzaville)	0.58
148	Gambia	0.59
149	Mauritania	0.60
	Africa Avg	0.53
	World Avg	0.34
q=166. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Year Women Can Vote Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
54=	Senegal	1945
54=	Indonesia	1945
54=	Japan	1945
54=	Togo	1945
58=	N. Korea	1946
58=	Liberia	1946
58=	Romania	1946
58=	Panama	1946
	Africa Avg	1961
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

4.3. Prejudice Datasets

#2020s #freethought #homosexuality #religious_tolerance

LGBT Equality in the 2020s Higher is better₂₈
Pos.		LGBT Equality in the 2020s Score₂₈
1=	Germany	4.88
1=	Spain	4.88
3	Portugal	4.81
	...
179=	Malaysia	-5.07
179=	Libya	-5.07
181	Syria	-5.08
182=	Togo	-5.10
182=	Egypt	-5.10
182=	Senegal	-5.10
182=	Maldives	-5.10
186	Yemen	-5.12
	Africa Avg	-3.78
	World Avg	-1.21
q=215. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

In Togo, homosexuality has been illegal since 1980, punishable by 3 years' prison and fines. Before 1980, same�€`sex relations were legal, though morality laws were sometimes used to harass LGBT folk (and there was a period under German colonial rule where it was criminalized, sometime between 1884-1916, but subsequent French rulers reversed this. Today, there is no recognition of marriage, civil partnerships, or adoption rights, and LGBT people face widespread social stigma and occasional arrests. ILGA researchers in 2017 found that Togo had no legal protections against anti-LGBT discrimination.

Actions taken at the United Nations:

⇣ Opposed a 2003 resolution at the UN Commission tabled by Brazil, on prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and opposed it again in 2004 (it was defeated both times by the Vatican and a collection of Islamic countries).
⇣ Opposed the 2006 Norway Joint Statement on sexual orientation and gender identity at the UN.
⇣ Opposed the 2008 Declaration at the UN General Assemly affirming LGBTQ rights tabled by Argentina.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better₂₉
Pos.		2021₂₉
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
	...
135=	Tanzania	3.5
135=	Turkey	3.5
135=	Turkmenistan	3.5
135=	Togo	3.5
135=	Poland	3.5
135=	Guyana	3.5
135=	Nicaragua	3.5
135=	Papua New Guinea	3.5
	Africa Avg	3.1
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Togo's Health

#health

Compared to Africa (2025)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₀
1	Mauritius	72.2
2	Tunisia	73.9
3	Seychelles	78.0
	...
25	Mauritania	128.7
26	Congo, (Brazzaville)	128.9
27	Malawi	129.8
28	Togo	130.0
29	Zambia	131.8
30	Comoros	133.2
31	Ethiopia	134.9
32	Guinea-Bissau	135.0
33	Benin	135.3
	Africa Avg	127.77
q=54.

Health (2025)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₀
1	Monaco	10.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Japan	40.8
	...
170	Congo, (Brazzaville)	128.9
171	Pakistan	129.7
172	Malawi	129.8
173	Togo	130.0
174	Iraq	130.4
175	Zambia	131.8
176	Laos	133.1
177	Comoros	133.2
	World Avg	97.39
q=207.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and Japan₃₁. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan₃₁.

42 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 and childhood mortality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean₃₁, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Melanesia₃₁.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

5.1. Health Datasets

#2010s #alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #smoking #suicide #togo

Togo is a pretty unhealthy country. Togo comes in the best 20 in its smoking rate₃₂. It does better than average in terms of the prevalence of overweight adults₃₃ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₄. But that's it. Togo has problems. It does worse than average in its suicide rate₃₅, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations in the 2020s₃₆, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015₃₇, its adolescent birth rate₃₈, its average life expectancy₁₁, childhood mortality in the 2020s₃₉ and in its fertility rate₁₅. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 for its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₄₀. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Togo improved by +6.5yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Togo's peak fertility rate was 7.15 in 1975.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
167	Afghanistan	62.0
168	Burundi	61.7
169	Angola	61.6
170	Togo	61.6
171	Niger	61.6
172	Kenya	61.4
173	Zambia	61.2
174	Botswana	61.1
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₃₄
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
55	Ethiopia	2.9
56=	Fiji	3.0
56=	Benin	3.0
58	Togo	3.1
59=	Central African Rep.	3.3
59=	Tajikistan	3.3
61	Kenya	3.4
62	Mauritius	3.6
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₅
Pos.		2022₁₅
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
181	Ethiopia	4.06
182	Congo, (Brazzaville)	4.10
183	Equatorial Guinea	4.17
184	Togo	4.20
185	Zambia	4.24
186	Guinea	4.30
187	Senegal	4.31
188	S. Sudan	4.34
	Africa Avg	3.97
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Smoking in the 2020s Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		Smoking in the 2020s %₃₂
1	Nigeria	3.3%
2	Ghana	3.4%
3	Panama	5.2%
4	Ethiopia	5.2%
5	Turkmenistan	5.6%
6	Benin	6.3%
7	Togo	6.4%
8=	Cameroon	6.5%
8=	Senegal	6.5%
10	Barbados	7.0%
11	Peru	7.2%
12	Chad	7.4%
	Africa Avg	12.4%
	World Avg	20.0%
q=165. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

Suicide Rate in the 2010s Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		Suicide Rate in the 2010s Per 100k₃₅
1=	Jordan	1.00
1=	Sao Tome & Principe	1.00
1=	Antigua & Barbuda	1.00
	...
115=	Mauritius	9.15
116	Gabon	9.25
117	Fiji	9.67
118	Togo	9.77
119	Kyrgyzstan	10.02
120	N. Korea	10.18
121	Ireland	10.41
122	Chile	10.42
	Africa Avg	7.70
	World Avg	9.24
q=185. Also scored for 2000s-2010s.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better₄₀
Pos.		2017 Rank₄₀
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
145	Botswana	145
146	Samoa	146
147	Jamaica	147
148	Togo	148
149	Tonga	149
150	Nigeria	150
151	St Lucia	151
152	Trinidad & Tobago	152
	Africa Avg	117.0
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better₃₃
Pos.		1976 %₃₃
1	Bangladesh	4.7
2	Vietnam	5.1
3	Nepal	5.4
	...
36	Gambia	9.3
37	Mauritania	9.7
38	Benin	9.8
39	Togo	10.0
40	Cape Verde	10.1
41	China	10.2
42	Central African Rep.	10.3
43	Sierra Leone	10.4
	Africa Avg	13.4
	World Avg	27.1
q=191.

Adult Obesity Lower is better₄₁
Pos.		2022 %₄₁
1	Vietnam	2.1%
2	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.2%
3	Ethiopia	2.4%
	...
33	Mali	10.0%
34	Guinea-Bissau	10.1%
35	Haiti	10.2%
36	Togo	10.4%
37	Angola	10.5%
38	Ivory Coast	10.6%
39	Sri Lanka	10.6%
40	Nigeria	10.8%
	Africa Avg	13.7%
	World Avg	24.7%
q=199. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

5.2. Children's Health Datasets

#children's_health #health #parenting #population #vaccines

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₃₈
Pos.		2022 Per 1000₃₈
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
159	Laos	71.8
160	Bangladesh	73.3
161	Mauritania	76.8
162	Togo	77.0
163	Sao Tome & Principe	77.4
164	Sudan	77.6
165	Afghanistan	79.7
166	Venezuela	82.0
	Africa Avg	84.6
	World Avg	43.8
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Higher is better₃₆
Pos.		Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Avg %₃₆
1=	Luxembourg	99.0
1=	Oman	99.0
1=	Niue	99.0
	...
130=	Austria	89.9
130=	Algeria	89.9
132	Iraq	89.8
133	Togo	89.6
134	Jordan	89.5
135	Colombia	89.4
136	Niger	89.0
137	Guatemala	88.9
	Africa Avg	82.9
	World Avg	88.5
q=211. Also scored for 1980s-2020s.

7x Infant Immunizations (2011-2015) Higher is better₃₇
Pos.		2015 Avg %₃₇
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
141	Belarus	85.3
142=	Canada	85.2
142=	Guatemala	85.2
144	Togo	84.3
145	Zambia	84.2
146	Congo, (Brazzaville)	83.6
147	Cameroon	83.3
148	Laos	83.3
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better₃₉
Pos.		Infant Mortality (2020s) Per 1000₃₉
1	San Marino	2.11
2	Finland	2.59
3	Luxembourg	2.60
	...
172	Afghanistan	74.59
173	Haiti	76.58
174	Pakistan	76.85
175	Togo	77.13
176	Lesotho	77.29
177	Mozambique	78.97
178	Ivory Coast	88.44
179	Cameroon	92.19
	Africa Avg	71.63
	World Avg	32.19
q=195. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

6. Togo's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Africa (2025)₄₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₂
1	Morocco	46.5
2	Burundi	47.8
3	Mali	51.0
	...
19	Lesotho	66.1
20	Guinea	67.1
21	Ivory Coast	70.8
22	Togo	71.1
23	Congo, DR	73.0
24	Swaziland	74.2
25	Chad	74.4
26	Cape Verde	75.6
27	Malawi	76.0
	Africa Avg	78.58
q=53.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)₄₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₂
1	Sri Lanka	34.9
2	Uruguay	43.2
3	Switzerland	45.0
	...
56	Maldives	70.5
57	Ivory Coast	70.8
58	Colombia	70.9
59	Togo	71.1
60	Netherlands	71.1
61	Luxembourg	71.4
62	Sweden	71.8
63	Finland	71.9
	World Avg	84.93
q=199.

We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"₄₃. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Best Environmental Records" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Regarding its responsibility towards the environment, Togo is 59th in the world. This is calculated from 21 data sets. Togo comes in the best 20 for reducing annual meat consumption per person₄₄. It does better than average when it comes to energy to GDP efficiency₄₅ and in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. Togo does not succeed in everything, however. Togo does worse than average in terms of the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₄₆, its environmental performance₄₇ and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₄₈.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₄₈
Pos.		Total₄₈
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
168	S. Africa	-4.1%
169	Brunei	-4.3%
170	Madagascar	-4.6%
171	Togo	-4.7%
172	Zambia	-4.8%
173	Laos	-4.8%
174	Zimbabwe	-5.1%
175	Panama	-5.2%
	Africa Avg	-8.7%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Environmental Performance Higher is better₄₇
Pos.		2018₄₇
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
156	Gambia	42.4
157	Congo, (Brazzaville)	42.4
158	Bosnia & Herzegovina	41.8
159	Togo	41.8
160	Liberia	41.6
161	Cameroon	40.8
162	Swaziland	40.3
163	Djibouti	40.0
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better₄₅
Pos.		2022 Avg₄₅
1	Rwanda	0.25
2	Chad	0.26
3	Tanzania	0.31
	...
38	Indonesia	0.71
39	Swaziland	0.73
40	Guatemala	0.74
41	Togo	0.74
42	Romania	0.75
43	Egypt	0.76
44	El Salvador	0.79
45	Guinea	0.80
	Africa Avg	0.83
	World Avg	1.23
q=165. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

International Accords on the Environment Higher is better
Pos.		International Accords on the Environment Avg Rate
1	Sweden	83%
2	Canada	82%
3	Norway	81%
	...
81	Seychelles	62%
82	Tanzania	62%
83	Russia	62%
84	Togo	61%
85	Thailand	61%
86	Zambia	61%
87	Indonesia	61%
88	Maldives	61%
	Africa Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	57.5%
q=197. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better₄₆
Pos.		2011 %₄₆
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
81	Rwanda	35.8%
82	Romania	33.4%
83	Luxembourg	33.3%
84	Togo	33.3%
85	Benin	32.6%
86	Bulgaria	32.5%
87	Kyrgyzstan	32.0%
88	Georgia	31.9%
	Africa Avg	38.3%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

Meat Consumption Lower is better₄₄
Pos.		2021 kg₄₄
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
10	Niger	08.1
11	Afghanistan	08.7
12	Uganda	09.4
13	Togo	09.4
14	Kenya	10.3
15	Mozambique	10.4
16	Sierra Leone	11.7
17	Sri Lanka	12.0
	Africa Avg	24.9
	World Avg	52.5
q=185. Also scored for 2010s.

7. Togo's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2025)₄₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₉
1	S. Africa	63.3
2	Seychelles	63.4
3	Tunisia	68.7
	...
15	Cameroon	115.0
16	Nigeria	115.5
17	Uganda	117.3
18	Togo	119.6
19	Swaziland	120.1
20	Zimbabwe	121.5
21	Senegal	121.8
22	Zambia	123.9
23	Ivory Coast	124.9
	Africa Avg	124.71
q=54.

Modernity & Learning (2025)₄₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₉
1	Finland	6.1
2	Iceland	8.1
3	Denmark	8.8
	...
138	Marshall Islands	116.7
139	Uganda	117.3
140	Syria	117.6
141	Togo	119.6
142	Swaziland	120.1
143	Belize	121.2
144	Iraq	121.2
145	Zimbabwe	121.5
	World Avg	84.96
q=197.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Iceland and Denmark₅₀. The worst countries are S. Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia₅₀. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots₅₁.

“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)₅₂

27 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Intellectual Endeavours, metric system adoption rate, Religiosity, IQ, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Maths, Science & Reading, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₅₀, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia₅₀.

For more, see:

" Which Countries are Most Modern, With the Best Education and Internet Access?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

7.1. Modernity Datasets

#intelligence #metric #research #science

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₅₃
2	Israel	4.11₅₃
3	Japan	3.58₅₃
	...
86=	Uruguay	0.23₅₄
86=	Mongolia	0.23₅₅
86=	Bermuda	0.23₅₅
89=	Togo	0.22₅₄
89=	Nigeria	0.22₅₆
91	Azerbaijan	0.21₅₅
92	Burkina Faso	0.20₅₇
93	Vietnam	0.19₅₈
	Africa Avg	0.36
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better₄₀
Pos.		2017 Rank₄₀
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
108	Yemen	108
109	Brazil	109
110	Nicaragua	110
111	Togo	111
112	Belize	112
113	Algeria	113
114	Bahamas	114
115	Bahrain	115
	Africa Avg	106.4
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Metric System Adoption Rate Higher is better₅₉
Pos.		2025 %₅₉
1=	Slovakia	100
1=	Poland	100
1=	Portugal	100
	...
126=	Ivory Coast	90
126=	Uganda	90
126=	Barbados	90
126=	Togo	90
126=	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	90
126=	Tanzania	90
126=	Syria	90
126=	Swaziland	90
	Africa Avg	90
	World Avg	92
q=187. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

Togo officially adopted metric in 1960₆₀. Progression:

1960 (60%): French metric legacy; traditional units present.
1970 (75%): Commerce/education standardize metric.
1980 (85%): Metric dominant officially.
2000 (90%).
2025 (90%).

IQ Higher is better₆₁
Pos.		2006₆₁
1=	Hong Kong	108
1=	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
110=	Jamaica	71
110=	Ghana	71
112=	Namibia	70
112=	Togo	70
112=	Botswana	70
112=	Rwanda	70
112=	Benin	70
117=	Ivory Coast	69
	Africa Avg	70.6
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

7.2. Education Datasets

#education

Secondary Education Higher is better₆₂
Pos.		2018₆₂
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
124	Namibia	41.1%
125	Syria	41.0%
126	Sao Tome & Principe	40.8%
127	Togo	40.5%
128	Laos	40.4%
129	Algeria	38.9%
130	Guatemala	37.8%
131	Pakistan	37.2%
	Africa Avg	34.4%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better₆₃
Pos.		2021 Years₆₃
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
111	Paraguay	13.0
112	Gabon	13.0
113	Vietnam	13.0
114	Togo	13.0
115	Bahamas	12.9
116	Nepal	12.9
117	St Lucia	12.9
118	Libya	12.9
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

7.3. Technology and Information Datasets

#the_internet

Internet Users (2020s) Higher is better
Pos.		Internet Users (2020s)
1=	Iceland	99%
1=	Kuwait	99%
1=	UAE	99%
	...
157	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	34%
158	Congo, (Brazzaville)	34%
159	Mali	33%
160	Togo	33%
161	Mauritania	32%
162	Comoros	30%
163	Rwanda	28%
164	Benin	28%
	Africa Avg	41.0%
	World Avg	67.8%
q=188. Also scored for 1990s-2020s.

8. Togo's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#charitability #culture #equality #human_development #inequality #peace

Compared to Africa (2025)₆₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₆₄
1	Mauritius	48.7
2=	Seychelles	67.2
3	Tunisia	77.0
	...
24	Sierra Leone	108.5
25	Djibouti	109.0
26	Mauritania	109.3
27	Togo	109.4
28	Gabon	111.0
29	Madagascar	111.3
30	Benin	111.5
31	Nigeria	113.0
32	Swaziland	113.4
	Africa Avg	109.31
q=53.

Culture, Peace & Inequality (2025)₆₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₆₄
1	Denmark	10.4
2	Netherlands	11.8
3	Finland	12.2
	...
143	Sierra Leone	108.5
144	Djibouti	109.0
145	Mauritania	109.3
146	Togo	109.4
147	Lebanon	110.5
148	Gabon	111.0
149	Madagascar	111.3
150	Laos	111.4
	World Avg	80.47
q=183.

This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 39 datasets, including multiple decades of data on resisting corruption, Creativity and Culture, overall happiness, Open Trading, Aid and Development, passport utility (so far), personal financial stability, World Giving Index, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, poverty (so far), life expectancy inequality, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.

For more, see:

"Which are the Countries for International Contributions, Creativity, Peace and Inequality?" by Vexen Crabtree (2026).

8.1. National Culture Datasets

#charity #corruption #freedom #happiness #internationalism #morals #politics

Corruption Higher is better₆₅
Pos.		2022 Points₆₅
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
129=	Bolivia	31.0
130=	Egypt	30.0
130=	Mauritania	30.0
130=	Togo	30.0
130=	Swaziland	30.0
130=	Djibouti	30.0
130=	Papua New Guinea	30.0
136	Gabon	29.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better₄₀
Pos.		2017 Rank₄₀
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
74	Antigua & Barbuda	74
75	Turkey	75
76	Kyrgyzstan	76
77	Togo	77
78	Albania	78
79	Brunei	79
80	Suriname	80
81	Fiji	81
	Africa Avg	117.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Happiness Higher is better₆₆
Pos.		2024 Score₆₆
1	Finland	7.7
2	Denmark	7.5
3	Iceland	7.5
	...
124	Cambodia	4.3
125	Ghana	4.3
126	Myanmar	4.3
127	Togo	4.3
128	Jordan	4.3
129	Liberia	4.3
130	Madagascar	4.2
131	Zambia	3.9
	Africa Avg	4.42
	World Avg	5.58
q=147. Also scored for 2010s.

Togo was the unhappiest country in the world between 2011 and 2013; things began to improve from 2015 onwards.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better₄₀
Pos.		2017 Rank₄₀
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
13	Austria	13
14	Germany	14
15	Albania	15
16	Togo	16
17	France	17
18	Singapore	18
19	Malaysia	19
20	Nicaragua	20
	Africa Avg	96.7
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Passport Reach (2020s) Higher is better₆₇
Pos.		Passport Reach (2020s) Q₆₇
1	Singapore	192.2
2	Japan	192.0
3	S. Korea	190.7
	...
148	Ivory Coast	57.3
149	Senegal	56.8
150	Madagascar	56.5
151	Togo	56.2
152	Papua New Guinea	55.8
153	Equatorial Guinea	55.7
154=	Mali	54.5
154=	Niger	54.5
	Africa Avg	62.9
	World Avg	108.8
q=195. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

Personal Financial Stability in the 2020s Higher is better₆₈
Pos.		Personal Financial Stability in the 2020s Score₆₈
1	Denmark	9.06
2	Switzerland	9.00
3	Finland	8.96
	...
112	Nigeria	5.75
113	Fiji	5.75
114	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	5.73
115	Togo	5.64
116	Mauritania	5.60
117	Benin	5.60
118	Papua New Guinea	5.57
119	Mozambique	5.53
	Africa Avg	5.48
	World Avg	6.46
q=165.

World Giving Index Higher is better₆₉
Pos.		2022 %₆₉
1	Indonesia	68.0
2	Kenya	61.0
3	USA	59.0
	...
90=	Ivory Coast	35.0
90=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	35.0
90=	Namibia	35.0
93=	Togo	34.0
93=	Mozambique	34.0
93=	Albania	34.0
93=	Montenegro	34.0
93=	Kazakhstan	34.0
	Africa Avg	38.2
	World Avg	39.6
q=125. Also scored for 2010s.

8.2. Peace Versus Instability Datasets

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index Lower is better₇₀
Pos.		2023 Score₇₀
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
102	Kyrgyzstan	2.12
103=	Peru	2.13
103=	Guatemala	2.13
103=	Togo	2.13
106	Guyana	2.13
107	Sri Lanka	2.14
108	Bahrain	2.15
109	Swaziland	2.17
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.07
q=163. Also scored for 2010s.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better₄₀
Pos.		2017 Rank₄₀
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
35	S. Korea	35
36	Qatar	36
37	Germany	37
38	Togo	38
39	Argentina	39
40	China	40
41	Canada	41
42	Azerbaijan	42
	Africa Avg	83.6
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better₄₀
Pos.		2017 Rank₄₀
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
130	Samoa	130
131	Antigua & Barbuda	131
132	Azerbaijan	132
133	Togo	133
134	St Vincent & Grenadines	134
135	Afghanistan	135
136	Trinidad & Tobago	136
137	Nigeria	137
	Africa Avg	104.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better₇₁
Pos.		2019 Score₇₁
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
4	Equatorial Guinea	0.00
5	Cambodia	0.00
6	Portugal	0.00
7	Croatia	0.00
8	Benin	0.00
9	Mauritania	0.00
10	Slovenia	0.00
11	Costa Rica	0.00
12	Romania	0.00
	Africa Avg	3.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

8.3. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Poverty (2020s) Lower is better₇₂
Pos.		Poverty (2020s) %₇₂
1	Malaysia	0.01%
2	Bhutan	0.01%
3	Cyprus	0.02%
	...
88	Gambia	22.00%
89	Cameroon	26.69%
90	Benin	27.22%
91	Togo	34.42%
92	Mali	36.10%
93	Rwanda	38.55%
94	Ethiopia	38.64%
95	Chad	39.48%
	Africa Avg	41.51%
	World Avg	11.40%
q=106. Also scored for 1980s-2020s.

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better₇₃
Pos.		2019₇₃
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
162=	Mozambique	29.80
163	Pakistan	29.90
164	Mauritania	30.00
165	Togo	30.50
166	Niger	30.90
167	Guinea	31.30
168=	Burkina Faso	32.00
168=	Angola	32.00
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better₇₄
Pos.		2023 %₇₄
1	Slovakia	24.1%₇₅
2	Slovenia	24.3%₇₅
3	Belarus	24.4%₇₆
	...
103	Burundi	37.5%₇₆
104	Sri Lanka	37.7%₇₇
105=	Israel	37.9%₇₅
105=	Togo	37.9%₇₅
107	Gabon	38.0%₇₈
108	Malawi	38.5%₇₇
109=	Samoa	38.7%₇₉
109=	Kenya	38.7%₇₅
	Africa Avg	40.7%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167. Also scored for 1980s-2010s.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Togo - only for 4 years between 1980 and 2019.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better₈₀
Pos.		2018 Severity₈₀
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
71	Yemen	.241
72	Cameroon	.243
73	Malawi	.243
74	Togo	.249
75	Rwanda	.259
76	Mauritania	.261
77	Zambia	.261
78	Uganda	.269
	Africa Avg	.264
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

9. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Pew Forum polling over the decades has found the following adherency rates:₈₁:

	2010	2020
Christian	58.4%	56.9%
Other	17.8%	19%
Muslim	16.2%	16.1%
Unaffiliated	7.57%	8.01%
Buddhist	<0.1%	<0.1%
Hindu	<0.1%	<0.1%
Jewish	<0.1%	<0.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%₈₂.

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