Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
Health
live 2.6 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 Western Sahara, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 54.5% less money
Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2023, while in Western Sahara, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2007.
Geography
see 5.3 times more coastline
Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 km of coastline. In Western Sahara, that number is 1,110 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Western Sahara: At a glance
How big is Western Sahara compared to Sao Tome and Principe? See an in-depth size comparison.