Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 70 years (66 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 90.0% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sao Tome and Principe, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 66.8% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sao Tome and Principe spends $355 as of 2023.
have 16.1% fewer doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sao Tome and Principe has 4.6 as of 2022.
Economy
be 52.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 9.1% as of 2025.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 55.5% as of 2017.
make 16.2% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $4,084 as of 2025.
Life
be 46.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sao Tome and Principe, 75.0 women do as of 2023.
be 74.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sao Tome and Principe, on the other hand, 9.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 43.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 81% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 44.6% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 39.1% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.7% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 209 km.
Safety
be 46.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sao Tome and Principe, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 6.1 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sao Tome and Principe withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 47.5% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sao Tome and Principe emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 97.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sao Tome and Principe, it causes 85.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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