Quality of life comparison

live 7.4 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 Micronesia, Federated States of, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Micronesia, Federated States of, that number is 45.8% of people as of 2016.

be 38.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 66.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Micronesia, Federated States of, however, that number is 41.2% as of 2013.

make 14.6% less money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Micronesia, Federated States of, the GDP per capita is $3,500 as of 2019.

be 32.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Micronesia, Federated States of, that number is 16.2% as of 2010.

be 32.3% 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 Micronesia, Federated States of, 88.0 women do as of 2017.

be 50.7% 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 Micronesia, Federated States of, on the other hand, 21.9 children do as of 2022.

have 34.8% fewer children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Micronesia, Federated States of, there are 18.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 15.5% 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 Micronesia, Federated States of, that number is 82% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 20.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Micronesia, Federated States of, 79% of people do as of 2017.

spend 64.4% more on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Micronesia, Federated States of spends 9.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Micronesia, Federated States of, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 29.2 times more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Micronesia, Federated States of, that number is 6,112 km.