Quality of life comparison

be 89.3 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 Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.

live 7.4 years less

In Sao Tome and Principe, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

be 33.1% more likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.

make 2.0 times more money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 11.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 66.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Swaziland, that number is 28.0% as of 2014.

be 10.7% 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more 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 Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.

have 17.2% fewer children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Swaziland, there are 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 26.8% 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 Swaziland, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 42.4% more likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Swaziland, about 47.0% do as of 2019.

be 18.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 80% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 10.2% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Swaziland spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.6% more on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2019.