Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
Health
be 59.7% less likely to be obese
In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 58.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 5.9% as of 2023.
make 70.9% less money
Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2023, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
be 2.2 times 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 Eritrea, 322.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.2% less likely to be literate
In Sao Tome and Principe, the literacy rate is 94.8% as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 29.0% 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 Eritrea, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 56.9% less likely to have internet access
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Eritrea, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
be 41.3% 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 Eritrea, that number is 58% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on healthcare
Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.7 times more coastline
Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
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