Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 18.2 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 14.0% as of 1998.
Life
be 65.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
have 66.2% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 40.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 71% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 24.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 99% of people do as of 2020.
be 16.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha: At a glance
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