Quality of life comparison

be 23.4% less likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.

be 10.0 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 3.4 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

be 77.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

be 14.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 55.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.

make 56.4% less money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.

have 36.5% more children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.0 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 Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.

be 44.2% less likely to be literate

In Sao Tome and Principe, the literacy rate is 94.8% as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.

be 10.5% 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 Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.

be 52.1% 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 37% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 31.4% less likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.8% 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 46.0% less on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 71.4% more on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 67.5% more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.