Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.1 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 Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.8 times more likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 52.9% more money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 30.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

be 60.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 55.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

be 59.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 146.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 61.7% 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

have 29.6% fewer children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 25.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 78% of people have electricity access (80% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 52.9% more likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 92.8% more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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

Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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