Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 38.7 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 Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

be 38.7% more likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

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

be 68.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 55.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 36.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

Life

be 33.7% 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 Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

be 47.3% 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 Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 27.9% 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 Namibia, that number is 56% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 92.0% more on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 81.6% more on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 7.5 times more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

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

Namibia: At a glance

Namibia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 823,290 sq km. South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009.
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