Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% 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 2.3 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 13.8% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.9% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2023.
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 14.2% as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 55.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 44.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, 146.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.0% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Sao Tome and Principe, it is 94.8% as of 2021.
be 36.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 25.0% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 51.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.5% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 4.0% 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 61.2% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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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