Quality of life comparison

be 33.9% less likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Angola, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2016.

be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sao Tome and Principe, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 5.0 years less

In Sao Tome and Principe, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 30.9% more money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2023, while in Angola, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2023.

be 41.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 55.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Angola, however, that number is 32.3% as of 2018.

have 53.9% more children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Angola, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 52.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 146.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Angola, 222.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.0% less likely to be literate

In Sao Tome and Principe, the literacy rate is 94.8% as of 2021. In Angola, it is 71.1% as of 2015.

be 32.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 44.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Angola, on the other hand, 58.9 children do as of 2022.

be 37.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 78% of people have electricity access (80% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Angola, that number is 48% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 35.3% less likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Angola, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 32.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 66% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 52.0% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Angola spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 40.8% less on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Angola, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 7.7 times more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Angola, that number is 1,600 km.