Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Comoros instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

Health

be 37.1% less likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 59.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 5.8% as of 2023.

be 23.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 55.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.

make 36.4% less money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2023, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,500 as of 2023.

Life

be 48.6% 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 Comoros, 217.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.6% less likely to be literate

In Sao Tome and Principe, the literacy rate is 94.8% as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 62.0% as of 2021.

be 28.7% 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 Comoros, on the other hand, 57.1 children do as of 2022.

have 19.1% fewer children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Comoros, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 15.3% more 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 Comoros, that number is 90% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 47.1% less likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Comoros, about 27.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 48.0% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Comoros spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.

spend 10.2% more on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 62.7% more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Comoros: At a glance

Comoros is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,235 sq km. Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup, and helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election, and each island in the archipelago elected its president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair.
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