Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 97.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% 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.
be 27.9% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 14.2% as of 2023.
make 52.2% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2023.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 55.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 32.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, 146.0 women do as of 2020.
be 50.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 38.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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.
Expenditures
spend 47.9% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.9% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% 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 86.7% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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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