Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 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 7.8 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 14.8% more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 79.3% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 14.2% as of 2023.
be 5.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 55.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 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 73.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, 146.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 22.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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 25.0% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, 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 26.9% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.7% 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 18.1% more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 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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