Togo
Country in Africa
In brief
Women in parliament: 15% (2025). World rank 147 of 190; in Africa, 38 of 52. Government effectiveness, score 0–100: 35.2 (2025). World rank 168 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 32 of 54. Voice and accountability, score 0–100: 38.7 (2025). World rank 153 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 30 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: women in parliament 17.6% → 15%, rule of law 45.4 → 48.3 (score 0–100), and control of corruption 35.1 → 33.8 (score 0–100). Worse than all its neighbours (Benin, Burkina Faso, and Ghana): government effectiveness and control of corruption.
State
- Form of government
- Presidential republic
- Head of state
- Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
- Head of government
- Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé
- Independence
- April 27, 1960
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 15% 2025