Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Bahamas
0.122
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1226
in 2023
Bahamas rank
78th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
76th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Bahamas
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1226 against 0.122 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Bahamas ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2043 | 0.4368 | 0.2324 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 0.1774 | 0.322 | 0.1446 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.1544 | 0.2344 | 0.08 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.1425 | 0.2269 | 0.0844 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.1351 | 0.2114 | 0.0763 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.1306 | 0.1852 | 0.0546 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.1284 | 0.1509 | 0.0225 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.1238 | 0.127 | 0.0032 | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1226 against 0.122 in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0006, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Bahamas ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.