Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:
Health
live 13.4 years less
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 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
be 12.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 14.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1998. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are approximately 9.3 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 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 19.2 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 13.2% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 33.0% do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sao Tome and Principe: At a glance
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