Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 17.9 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 92.5% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 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 9.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 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 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Macau, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, 71% of the population do as of 2019.
be 62.5% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 33.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 90.3% more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 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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