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

Health

live 3.1 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 Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 32.3% less likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 15.7 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 Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 81.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.

be 52.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 55.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

make 23.5% less money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 18.0% 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

have 21.7% more children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 63.0% more 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 Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.7% less likely to be literate

In Sao Tome and Principe, the literacy rate is 94.8% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 45.5% less 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 Tanzania, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 37.3% less likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 26.9% 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 Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 34.0% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 22.4% less on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 6.8 times more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.


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

Tanzania: At a glance

Tanzania is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 885,800 sq km. Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010.
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