Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Montserrat, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years less
In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 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 90.0% less money
Montserrat has a GDP per capita of $34,000 as of 2011, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Montserrat, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 14.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 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 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montserrat, approximately 10.4 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 21.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Montserrat, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, 78% of the population do as of 2021.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Montserrat has a total of 40 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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