Sao Tome and Principe or Tajikistan: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Sao Tome and Principe wins on more indicators: 7 of 11 against 4.
- Safety and trust: Sao Tome and Principe 1:0
- Costs and work: Sao Tome and Principe 1:0
- Climate and health: Tajikistan 3:4
- Law and institutions: Sao Tome and Principe 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Sao Tome and Principe
Indicator
Tajikistan
Safety and trust
Better: Sao Tome and Principe (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.81 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
3.2 per 100,000 residents
2011
0.9 per 100,000 residents
2020
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
21%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Sao Tome and Principe (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$6,388
20258% higher
✗$5,923
20257% lower
Climate and health
Better: Tajikistan (3 : 4)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗69.9 years
20243% lower
✓71.9 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗66.4 years
20245% lower
✓69.7 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
73.9 years
2024almost equal
✓74.1 years
2024almost equal
Median age at death
higher is better
✗73.6 years
20233% lower
✓76.0 years
20233% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.08%
20241% higher
✗97.65%
20241% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.64%
20241% higher
✗97.19%
20241% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓15.1 µg/m³ per year
202355% lower
✗33.3 µg/m³ per year
2023121% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Sao Tome and Principe (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.45 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.22 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.13 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.25 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Sao Tome and Principe, Tajikistan.