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

Health

live 7.8 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 Mauritius, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 12.9% less likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.

be 5.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sao Tome and Principe, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 4.8 times more money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.

be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.

be 84.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 66.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.

Life

be 53.1% 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 Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.

be 72.8% 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 Mauritius, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 65.0% fewer children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 40.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 71% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Mauritius, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

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 Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 22.0% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 12.7% more on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 15.3% less coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Mauritius: At a glance

Mauritius is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,030 sq km. Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.
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