Togo Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Togo Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Togo and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Togolese Republic.

Etymology: Derived from the Ewe words "to" (river) and "godo" (on the other side) to give the sense of "on the other side of the river".

Originally, this designation applied to the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation.

Capital: Lome.

Independence / foundation: From the 16th to the 18th centuries, the coastal region became a major trading center for enslaved people, and the surrounding region took on the name of "The Slave Coast."

In 1884, Germany declared a region including present-day Togo as a protectorate called Togoland. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. French Togoland became Togo upon independence in 1960.

Population: 9 million.

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
1 USD = 599 - 609 XOF
1 EUR = 656 XOF

Time zone: UTC 0

Languages spoken: French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north).

Religions: Christian 42.3%, folk religion 36.9%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <1%, Buddhist <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, none 6.2%.

Climate: Tropical climate. Hot and humid in the south and semiarid in the north.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $19.4 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $2,200.

Main airports: Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport.

World heritage sites in Togo

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 1.

Top world heritage sites:

Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba.

Interesting facts about Togo

- Sylvanus Olympio, Togo’s first president, was assassinated during a military coup in 1963.

- Togo’s capital city, Lomé, is recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in West Africa. It's commonly referred to as the ‘Pearl of West Africa’.

- The main exports of the country are petrolium oils, phosphates and cement. It is also a major ivory-trade centre due to illegal elephant poaching cartels.

- Like in Benin, Vodun (Voodoo) is very much alive in Togo and, in fact, the largest Voodoo market is in the country.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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