Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 32.9% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2023.
be 18.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 14.2% as of 2023.
be 57.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 55.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 49.2% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sao Tome and Principe, there are 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, 146.0 women do as of 2020.
be 88.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sao Tome and Principe, on the other hand, 44.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 78% of people on average (80% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 27.1% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 51.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.2% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.3% less on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 78.3% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 209 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sao Tome and Principe: At a glance
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