Human Development & Quality of Life in Togo
Human Development
A 2023 HDI of 0.571 puts Togo at UNDP rank 161, classified as medium human development. More revealing for this profile, Education combines 13.1 expected years of schooling with 5.9 mean years already attained. At the same time, the income component uses GNI per capita of $2,856 in 2021 PPP dollars.
What sits inside Togo's HDI
In this country profile, the UNDP inputs behind Togo's HDI are 62.7 for life expectancy, 13.1 for expected years of schooling, 5.9 for mean years of schooling and $2,856 GNI per capita in 2021 PPP dollars. These figures show what sits behind the composite score.
Inequality changes the headline
For the evidence shown here, IHDI is the HDI after allowing for unequal distribution of achievement, for Togo, it remains an objective development measure rather than a subjective well-being indicator.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Alongside the headline HDI, the published data for Togo include GDI 0.865, GII 0.564, PHDI 0.562. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No dated comparable life-satisfaction figure is included for Togo in this release.
What Togo's numbers say together
The supporting measures for Togo are IHDI 0.363 with a 36.4% loss; PHDI 0.562 after a 1.6% adjustment; GDI 0.865. Reading them together is useful, but combining them would obscure their different definitions.
For 2023, Togo records HDI 0.571 and rank 161 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes.
The IHDI is 0.363, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 36.4% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.865 in group 5; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.562, with a 1.6% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Togo's HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Togo an HDI of 0.571 for 2023 and rank 161.
How does inequality affect Togo's HDI?
For Togo, IHDI is 0.363 and the associated inequality loss is 36.4%. This adjustment concerns the distribution of HDI achievements.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Togo's page adds a quality-of-life measure only when a comparable dated observation can be sourced.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. UNDP's HDI focuses on longevity, education and income. Quality-of-life evidence is presented alongside HDI only when a comparable observation is available.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.