Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Sao Tome and Principe, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.3% more money
Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 26.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 47.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sao Tome and Principe, 66.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 55.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 44.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2022.
have 34.4% fewer children
In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 35.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 97.0% more likely to have internet access
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.3% less on education
Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 10.9% less on healthcare
Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cabo Verde: At a glance
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