Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 4.8 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 20.4% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 21.2% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 29.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.2% as of 2017.
be 68.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 66.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 78.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sao Tome and Principe, 130.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sao Tome and Principe, on the other hand, 44.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 59.5% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 66.7% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 59.4% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 209 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sao Tome and Principe: At a glance
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