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Sao Tome and Principe in charts

The figure for Sao Tome and Principe on 9 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $3,503

    World: $13,717
    144th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    240,254

    World: 8.22B
    181st highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    69.9

    World: 73.5
    Tied for 154th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    59.1%

    World: 71.2%
    137th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    77.7%

    World: 91.9%
    172nd highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    9.1%

    World: 4.8%
    40th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    14.4%

    World: 3%
    19th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.6

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 154th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $171

    World: $1,317
    131st highest of 191

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Sao Tome and Principe and the world, 1990 to 2024

Sao Tome and Principe: Up from 0% in 1990 to 59.1% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe and the world, 1990 to 2024

Sao Tome and Principe: Up from 60.7 years in 1990 to 69.9 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Sao Tome and Principe and the world, 1990 to 2025

Sao Tome and Principe: Up from $970 in 1990 to $4,084 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990 to 2025

Sao Tome and Principe: Up from 122,980 people in 1990 to 240,254 people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Sao Tome and Principe with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.