Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% 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 2.3 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 13.8% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.6% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 66.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 57.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sao Tome and Principe, 130.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.5% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Sao Tome and Principe, it is 92.8% as of 2018.
be 36.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 16.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 71% of people on average (87% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 43.1% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 33.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 61.8% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% 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 61.2% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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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