Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Togo
Togo: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 34.66 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
34.66
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
17th
of 120 countries
All-time high
67.65
in 2006
All-time low
34.66
in 2021
Years of data
5
2006–2021
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Togo, 2006–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Togo stood at 34.66. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Togo peaked at 67.65 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34.66, in 2021.
That places Togo 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.65 | 67.65 | 67.65 | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.17 | 35.31 | 65.49 | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.66 | 34.66 | 34.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.19 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,173 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.91 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.564 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.2 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1966 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1966 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1944 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Togo?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Togo was 34.66 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 67.65 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.66 in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Togo ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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