Quality of life comparison

be 29.8% less likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 5.0 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 8.3 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 77.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 14.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.

make 52.9% less money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.

have 15.4% more children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.0 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 Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.7% less likely to be literate

In Sao Tome and Principe, the literacy rate is 94.8% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 65.4% 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 65.1% 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 2021. In Sierra Leone, that number is 27% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 75.1% less likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 26.1% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 82.0% more on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 79.6% more on healthcare

Sao Tome and Principe spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 92.3% more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.