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live 14.7 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 51 years (49 years for men, 52 years for women). In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women).
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 51 years (49 years for men, 52 years for women). In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women).
In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.4% of people.
Chad has a GDP per capita of $2,300, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $3,200.
In Chad, 46.7% live below the poverty line. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 66.2%.
In Chad, approximately 856.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Sao Tome and Principe, 156.0 women do.
In Chad, the literacy rate is 22.3%. In Sao Tome and Principe, it is 74.9%.
In Chad, approximately 85.4 children die before they reach the age of one. In Sao Tome and Principe, on the other hand, 45.3 children do.
In Chad, 4% of people have electricity access (14% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas). In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 59% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 40% in rural areas).
In Chad, approximately 5.0% of the population has internet access. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 25.8% do.
In Chad, approximately 51% of people have improved drinking water access (72% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas). In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas).
Chad spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education. Sao Tome and Principe spends 3.7% of total GDP on education.
Chad spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 8.4% of GDP.
Sao Tome and Principe is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 964 sq km. Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with African plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. While independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. The country held its first free elections in 1991, but frequent internal wrangling between the various political parties precipitated repeated changes in leadership and two failed coup attempts in 1995 and 2003. In 2012, three opposition parties combined in a no confidence vote to bring down the majority government of former Prime Minister Patrice TROVOADA. The new government of Prime Minister Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira DA COSTA is entirely composed of opposition party members with limited experience in governance. New oil discoveries in the Gulf of Guinea may attract increased attention to the small island nation.
How big is Sao Tome and Principe compared to Chad? See an in-depth size comparison.
The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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