Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
Health
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Sao Tome and Principe, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kentucky, that number is 38.2% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 61.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Sao Tome and Principe, 9.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kentucky, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 12.3 times more money
Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $4,084 as of 2025, while in Kentucky, the GDP per capita is $50,135 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 47.8% more likely to have internet access
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 59.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kentucky, about 87.4% 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
