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Lebanon vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 160th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Lebanon Sao Tome
Population
5888008
244055
Population rank 115/197 176/197
GDP
$20.1B
2023
$764M
2024
GDP rank 128/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$3,478
2023
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 135/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,575
2023
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$38.6B
2023
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
149.1%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,680
2023
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 70/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,779
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
3,950 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
29.6 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Lebanon and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Lebanon and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Lebanon

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Lebanon Sao Tome
1970 - $37,211,826
1971 - $37,288,845
1972 - $41,430,257
1973 - $56,011,245
1974 - $57,817,591
1975 - $60,101,710
1976 - $52,039,421
1977 - $49,207,692
1978 - $55,044,563
1979 - $65,755,928
1980 - $81,662,231
1981 - $83,499,264
1982 - $80,307,763
1983 - $75,110,289
1984 - $78,213,796
1985 - $82,733,069
1986 - $115,928,907
1987 - $115,952,925
1988 $3,313,540,068 $99,000,764
1989 $2,717,998,688 $98,545,367
1990 $2,838,485,354 $119,297,933
1991 $4,690,415,093 $107,484,143
1992 $5,843,579,161 $94,861,781
1993 $7,941,744,492 $125,742,229
1994 $9,599,127,050 $131,338,415
1995 $11,718,795,529 $103,695,237
1996 $13,690,217,334 $135,188,166
1997 $15,751,867,489 $91,920,274
1998 $17,247,179,006 $72,285,404
1999 $17,391,056,369 $77,302,212
2000 $17,260,364,842 $76,198,395
2001 $17,649,751,244 $75,951,133
2002 $19,152,238,806 $85,171,074
2003 $20,082,918,740 $102,085,769
2004 $21,159,827,992 $114,582,284
2005 $21,497,336,499 $136,450,662
2006 $22,022,709,851 $142,775,104
2007 $24,827,355,015 $149,146,919
2008 $29,118,916,105 $188,021,165
2009 $35,399,582,929 $200,668,065
2010 $38,443,907,042 $190,021,192
2011 $39,927,125,962 $226,455,001
2012 $44,016,799,516 $229,371,348
2013 $46,880,103,081 $267,041,748
2014 $48,095,213,747 $293,119,143
2015 $49,929,337,837 $259,999,643
2016 $51,147,308,774 $292,267,272
2017 $53,027,680,686 $322,002,845
2018 $54,901,519,156 $383,717,328
2019 $51,605,959,131 $412,976,083
2020 $31,712,128,254 $471,229,485
2021 $23,131,941,557 $524,402,456
2022 $20,992,421,949 $540,809,499
2023 $20,078,620,357 $678,976,265
2024 - $764,274,043

Lebanon and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Lebanon

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Lebanon Sao Tome
1970 - $479
1971 - $470
1972 - $511
1973 - $676
1974 - $683
1975 - $693
1976 - $585
1977 - $539
1978 - $587
1979 - $683
1980 - $829
1981 - $830
1982 - $783
1983 - $720
1984 - $735
1985 - $761
1986 - $1,043
1987 - $1,018
1988 $959 $847
1989 $771 $821
1990 $790 $970
1991 $1,278 $855
1992 $1,559 $740
1993 $2,079 $964
1994 $2,468 $990
1995 $2,959 $769
1996 $3,393 $987
1997 $3,834 $662
1998 $4,125 $514
1999 $4,087 $543
2000 $3,987 $529
2001 $4,010 $519
2002 $4,291 $568
2003 $4,438 $664
2004 $4,601 $727
2005 $4,602 $844
2006 $4,635 $862
2007 $5,125 $879
2008 $5,912 $1,082
2009 $7,091 $1,128
2010 $7,626 $1,045
2011 $7,835 $1,220
2012 $8,407 $1,211
2013 $8,162 $1,383
2014 $7,578 $1,490
2015 $7,714 $1,298
2016 $8,089 $1,435
2017 $8,608 $1,556
2018 $9,175 $1,826
2019 $8,906 $1,935
2020 $5,561 $2,167
2021 $4,045 $2,363
2022 $3,654 $2,390
2023 $3,478 $2,941
2024 - $3,245

Lebanon vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lebanon

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Lebanon Sao Tome
1950 59.9 39.1
1951 60.3 39.1
1952 60.8 39.1
1953 61.2 39.1
1954 61.6 39.2
1955 61.5 39.3
1956 62.2 39.5
1957 62.8 40.1
1958 61.2 41
1959 63.6 42.1
1960 63.9 43.6
1961 64.3 45.2
1962 64.6 46.8
1963 64.9 48.4
1964 65.1 49.7
1965 65.3 51.1
1966 65.5 52.3
1967 65.7 53.4
1968 65.8 54.5
1969 65.9 55.4
1970 66 56.3
1971 66.1 57
1972 66.2 57.4
1973 66.3 57.9
1974 66.4 58.3
1975 57.7 58.6
1976 36.4 58.8
1977 60.3 59
1978 60 59.1
1979 59.6 59.3
1980 59.9 59.4
1981 60.3 59.4
1982 47.2 59.5
1983 60.8 59.7
1984 61.2 59.9
1985 61.6 60.1
1986 62 57.6
1987 62.5 60.7
1988 62.9 60.8
1989 65.1 59.7
1990 65.5 60.7
1991 70.9 60.8
1992 71.2 60.7
1993 71.6 60.6
1994 72 60.6
1995 72.4 60.5
1996 72.6 60.6
1997 72.9 60.6
1998 73.2 60.8
1999 73.5 61
2000 73.9 61.2
2001 74.4 61.5
2002 74.8 61.8
2003 75.3 62.2
2004 75.7 62.6
2005 76.1 62.4
2006 75.7 63
2007 76.7 63.3
2008 77 63.4
2009 77.3 63.7
2010 77.5 63.9
2011 77.8 64.1
2012 77.9 64.5
2013 78 64.9
2014 78.1 65.5
2015 78.3 66
2016 78.3 66.6
2017 78.2 67.1
2018 78.3 67.6
2019 78.2 68
2020 76.3 68
2021 73.6 68
2022 78 69.2
2023 77.8 69.7
2024 77.9 69.9
2025 78.1 70.1

Lebanon and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Lebanon

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Lebanon Sao Tome
1960 1,794,406 68,012
1961 1,850,084 68,707
1962 1,909,578 69,403
1963 1,970,316 70,112
1964 2,030,543 70,865
1965 2,088,831 71,680
1966 2,148,260 72,576
1967 2,206,731 73,596
1968 2,266,368 74,765
1969 2,328,159 76,083
1970 2,386,114 77,626
1971 2,446,314 79,330
1972 2,509,729 81,041
1973 2,572,935 82,798
1974 2,635,185 84,672
1975 2,693,191 86,708
1976 2,726,469 88,922
1977 2,762,155 91,301
1978 2,822,682 93,794
1979 2,882,635 96,252
1980 2,944,763 98,544
1981 3,008,981 100,615
1982 3,054,931 102,508
1983 3,094,996 104,380
1984 3,152,744 106,394
1985 3,217,376 108,658
1986 3,300,365 111,150
1987 3,385,555 113,919
1988 3,454,649 116,939
1989 3,525,285 119,979
1990 3,595,175 122,980
1991 3,668,912 125,697
1992 3,747,371 128,110
1993 3,820,647 130,467
1994 3,889,799 132,732
1995 3,960,735 134,895
1996 4,034,781 136,962
1997 4,108,405 138,922
1998 4,181,281 140,751
1999 4,255,277 142,442
2000 4,329,340 144,018
2001 4,401,918 146,375
2002 4,463,504 149,922
2003 4,525,508 153,814
2004 4,599,279 157,705
2005 4,671,102 161,639
2006 4,751,136 165,638
2007 4,844,118 169,700
2008 4,925,354 173,793
2009 4,992,287 177,853
2010 5,041,288 181,802
2011 5,096,020 185,649
2012 5,235,742 189,439
2013 5,743,436 193,148
2014 6,346,990 196,767
2015 6,472,469 200,291
2016 6,323,060 203,689
2017 6,160,128 206,970
2018 5,984,119 210,187
2019 5,794,594 213,392
2020 5,702,398 217,435
2021 5,718,122 221,961
2022 5,744,489 226,305
2023 5,773,493 230,871
2024 5,805,962 235,536

Fertility rates in Lebanon and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Lebanon

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Sao Tome
1960 5.88 6.24
1961 5.89 6.26
1962 5.9 6.28
1963 5.91 6.31
1964 5.85 6.33
1965 5.77 6.35
1966 5.68 6.37
1967 5.57 6.39
1968 5.45 6.42
1969 5.32 6.44
1970 5.19 6.47
1971 5.05 6.49
1972 4.91 6.51
1973 4.79 6.53
1974 4.65 6.53
1975 4.52 6.53
1976 4.39 6.52
1977 4.28 6.5
1978 4.18 6.47
1979 4.08 6.43
1980 4.01 6.39
1981 3.95 6.33
1982 3.86 6.28
1983 3.73 6.22
1984 3.66 6.16
1985 3.53 6.1
1986 3.47 6.05
1987 3.42 5.99
1988 3.39 5.94
1989 3.36 5.88
1990 3.27 5.83
1991 3.16 5.77
1992 3.05 5.7
1993 2.94 5.64
1994 2.82 5.56
1995 2.73 5.55
1996 2.7 5.47
1997 2.67 5.4
1998 2.65 5.3
1999 2.63 5.23
2000 2.6 5.16
2001 2.58 5.1
2002 2.52 5.06
2003 2.46 5.01
2004 2.38 4.96
2005 2.29 4.94
2006 2.24 4.93
2007 2.2 4.96
2008 2.17 4.91
2009 2.19 4.84
2010 2.26 4.77
2011 2.32 4.72
2012 2.35 4.66
2013 2.36 4.58
2014 2.38 4.49
2015 2.38 4.35
2016 2.39 4.2
2017 2.37 4.07
2018 2.35 3.98
2019 2.33 3.9
2020 2.31 3.83
2021 2.28 3.76
2022 2.26 3.7
2023 2.24 3.64

Lebanon and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Lebanon

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Lebanon Sao Tome
1960 19.9 24.2
1961 19.5 24.3
1962 19.1 24.1
1963 18.7 23.5
1964 18.4 22.4
1965 18.2 21
1966 18.1 19.5
1967 18 18.5
1968 18 17.7
1969 18.1 17.2
1970 18.2 16.9
1971 18.3 16.9
1972 18.5 17
1973 18.7 17
1974 18.9 17.1
1975 19 17.1
1976 19.1 17.1
1977 19.2 17.2
1978 19.4 17.2
1979 19.6 17.3
1980 19.8 17.3
1981 19.9 17.4
1982 20.1 17.4
1983 20.3 17.4
1984 20.5 17.4
1985 20.7 17.4
1986 20.8 17.4
1987 21 17.4
1988 21.2 17.4
1989 21.4 17.4
1990 21.6 17.4
1991 21.8 17.3
1992 22 17.3
1993 22.3 17.2
1994 22.5 17.2
1995 22.8 17.3
1996 23.1 17.3
1997 23.4 17.4
1998 23.7 17.5
1999 24 17.7
2000 24.3 17.9
2001 24.6 18
2002 24.9 18.1
2003 25.2 18.3
2004 25.6 18.4
2005 26 18.5
2006 26.3 18.6
2007 26.7 18.7
2008 27.1 18.7
2009 27.5 18.7
2010 27.9 18.8
2011 28.2 18.9
2012 28.6 18.9
2013 28.9 18.9
2014 29.2 18.9
2015 29.4 19
2016 29.5 19
2017 29.4 19.1
2018 29.3 19.3
2019 29 19.4
2020 28.9 19.5
2021 29 19.7
2022 29.2 19.9
2023 29.4 20.1
2024 29.6 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lebanon Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$21.6B
2023
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2024
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
80,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.01%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
42.4%
2023
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2022
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.6%
2017
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
10
2021
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.6B
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$33.3B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$5.8B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,936,000
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
27%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
23%
2024
n/a

Energy

Lebanon Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
617 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.9
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.3 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.2%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
6.8%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.6%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
96.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
681 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.07%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16%
2022
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Lebanon Sao Tome
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,267
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
89.6%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.8
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
74
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.26
2020
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.4
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
92%
2019
93.8%
2022
English speaking
40%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
83.5%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Lebanon Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$392
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$131.1
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.3%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.62
2019
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
30.7%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.3%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.3%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Lebanon Sao Tome
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
680 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,603 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
560 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,487 mi
2017
808 mi
2018

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