Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Saint Martin, you would:

Health

live 10.5 years less

In Saint Martin, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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.

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Life

have 86.8% more children

In Saint Martin, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sao Tome and Principe, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 37.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Martin, approximately 6.7 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, 9.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 21.9% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 59.1% do as of 2024.

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be 18.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Martin, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

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be 22.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Saint Martin, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Sao Tome and Principe, 78% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 3.5 times more coastline

Saint Martin has a total of 59 km of coastline. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 209 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Saint Martin is about 18 times smaller than Sao Tome and Principe.
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Sao Tome and Principe: At a glance

Sao Tome and Principe is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 964 sq km. Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with African plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. While independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. The country held its first free elections in 1991, but frequent internal wrangling between the various political parties precipitated repeated changes in leadership and two failed coup attempts in 1995 and 2003. In 2012, three opposition parties combined in a no confidence vote to bring down the majority government of former Prime Minister Patrice TROVOADA. The new government of Prime Minister Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira DA COSTA is entirely composed of opposition party members with limited experience in governance. New oil discoveries in the Gulf of Guinea may attract increased attention to the small island nation.
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