Quality of life comparison
If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
Health
be 41.2% more likely to be obese
In Sao Tome and Principe, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In District of Columbia, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Sao Tome and Principe, 9.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In District of Columbia, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
make 51.2 times more money
Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $4,084 as of 2025, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 52.7% more likely to have internet access
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 59.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In District of Columbia, about 90.3% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
