Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
Health
live 5.4 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 Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 53.2% less likely to be obese
In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 27.0 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 Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 64.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malawi, that number is 5.0% as of 2023.
make 69.1% less money
Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2023, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
Life
be 24.7% 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
be 2.6 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 Malawi, 381.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.0% less likely to be literate
In Sao Tome and Principe, the literacy rate is 94.8% as of 2021. In Malawi, it is 67.3% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 82.1% 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 Malawi, that number is 14% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 52.9% less likely to have internet access
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malawi, about 24.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.0% less on education
Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 10.2% more on healthcare
Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malawi: At a glance
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