Quality of life comparison

be 89.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Central African Republic, 2.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

live 11.5 years longer

In Central African Republic, the average life expectancy is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 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.

be 65.3% more likely to be obese

In Central African Republic, 7.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.4% of people as of 2016.

make 5.5 times more money

Central African Republic has a GDP per capita of $1,000 as of 2023, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2023.

be 19.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Central African Republic, 68.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 55.5% as of 2017.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Central African Republic, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 14.2% as of 2023.

be 82.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Central African Republic, approximately 835.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, 146.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.5 times more likely to be literate

In Central African Republic, the literacy rate is 37.5% as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, it is 94.8% as of 2021.

be 46.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Central African Republic, approximately 83.0 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.

have 16.3% fewer children

In Central African Republic, there are approximately 31.9 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 5.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Central African Republic, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (35% in urban areas, and 2% 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 4.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Central African Republic, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

be 56.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Central African Republic, approximately 63% of people have improved drinking water access (84% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 47.9% less on healthcare

Central African Republic spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on education

Central African Republic spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.