Myanmar or Sao Tome and Principe: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Sao Tome and Principe wins on more indicators: 11 of 11 against 0.
- Safety and trust: Sao Tome and Principe 0:1
- Costs and work: Sao Tome and Principe 0:1
- Climate and health: Sao Tome and Principe 0:7
- Law and institutions: Sao Tome and Principe 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Myanmar
Indicator
Sao Tome and Principe
Safety and trust
Better: Sao Tome and Principe (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗15.90 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
2.6 per 100,000 residents
2023
3.2 per 100,000 residents
2011
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
15%
2022
no data
Costs and work
Better: Sao Tome and Principe (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$6,012
20256% lower
✓$6,388
20256% higher
Climate and health
Better: Sao Tome and Principe (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗67.1 years
20244% lower
✓69.9 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗64.0 years
20244% lower
✓66.4 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗70.4 years
20245% lower
✓73.9 years
20245% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗72.6 years
20231% lower
✓73.6 years
20231% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗96.72%
20242% lower
✓99.08%
20242% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗96.31%
20242% lower
✓98.64%
20242% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗35.1 µg/m³ per year
2023132% higher
✓15.1 µg/m³ per year
202357% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Sao Tome and Principe (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.77 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.45 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.31 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.13 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Myanmar, Sao Tome and Principe.