Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% 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.
be 38.6% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.4% of people as of 2016.
live 4.8 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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.
Economy
make 78.1% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 90.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 66.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 80.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sao Tome and Principe, 130.0 women do as of 2017.
have 68.6% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sao Tome and Principe, there are 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 22.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. 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 10.8% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 33.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.1% more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% 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 12.2% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% 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 54.5% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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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