Quality of life comparison

live 8.3 years longer

In Sao Tome and Principe, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 98.4% more likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

make 2.1 times more money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 80.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 52.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 55.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

be 70.5% less 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 El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 72.6% less 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 El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 36.0% fewer children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 28.2% 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 El Salvador, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 23.5% more likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 18.0% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 46.9% more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.