Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 12.3 years longer

In Sao Tome and Principe, the average life expectancy is 70 years (66 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

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Life

be 66.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 9.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

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have 58.0% fewer children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 23.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 81% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Anguilla, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

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be 38.0% more likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 59.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Anguilla, about 81.6% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 20.5% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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Geography

see 70.8% less coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

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Safety

be 8.8 times more likely to be murdered

Sao Tome and Principe has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2011. In Anguilla, that number is 28.3 per 100,000 as of 2014.

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Infrastructure

find 10.7 times more home broadband

Sao Tome and Principe has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Anguilla has 32.1 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2011–2022). How we calculate this

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Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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