Quality of life comparison

be 93.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

live 3.1 years less

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 47.6% more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 12.4% of people as of 2016.

make 52.8% more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Sao Tome and Principe, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2023.

be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 14.2% as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sao Tome and Principe, however, that number is 55.5% as of 2017.

be 38.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, 146.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.9% more likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Sao Tome and Principe, it is 94.8% as of 2021.

be 21.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, on the other hand, 44.4 children do as of 2022.

have 17.8% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sao Tome and Principe, there are 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 70.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 78% of people on average (80% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 59.4% more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sao Tome and Principe, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 51.5% more on education

Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 28.9% more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 85.3% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Sao Tome and Principe, that number is 209 km.