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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe / ST

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Sao Tome and Principe in numbers.

Area960 kmยฒWorld # 178 โ†’Population240.3KWorld # 180 โ†’Population density250.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 53 โ†’Life expectancy69.9 yearsWorld # 153 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 4,084World # 148 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Sao Tome and Principe across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area960 kmยฒWorld # 178 / 2023 โ†’Population240.3KWorld # 180 / 2025 โ†’Population density250.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 53 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,975World # 39 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.6World # 39 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate28.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 38 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 175 / 2024 โ†’Median age19.1 yearsWorld # 202 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.9%World # 166 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1437.5%World # 39 / 2025 โ†’Urban population69.2%World # 94 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-650World # 104 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 172 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.8%World # 178 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy69.9 yearsWorld # 153 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy62.4 yearsWorld # 95 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 143 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate8.3%World # 144 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 4,084World # 148 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 981.3MWorld # 202 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 6,388World # 158 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1%World # 172 / 2025 โ†’Inflation11%World # 23 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment9.1%World # 44 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment8.8%World # 130 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)40.7World # 37 / 2017 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5%World # 62 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,279 kcal/dayWorld # 173 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person25.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 140 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production7.3 tWorld # 78 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area52.1%World # 47 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.6 tWorld # 173 / 2024 โ†’Internet use59.1%World # 152 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions62.4 per 100 peopleWorld # 189 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate3.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 84 / 2011 โ†’Road traffic death rate27.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 36 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament14.5%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals33.4KWorld # 186 / 2018 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 71.9MWorld # 154 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2012 / 63.9%Main languagePortugueseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2023Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal39 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightPortugueseLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyDobraSTNDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country