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Albania vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 143rd vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Sao Tome
Population
2694925
244055
Population rank 141/197 176/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 112/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Albania and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Albania and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Albania

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Albania 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 $1,578,102,105 $81,662,231
1981 $1,808,177,156 $83,499,264
1982 $1,861,163,170 $80,307,763
1983 $1,881,412,587 $75,110,289
1984 $1,857,337,995 $78,213,796
1985 $1,897,050,117 $82,733,069
1986 $2,097,326,250 $115,928,907
1987 $2,080,796,250 $115,952,925
1988 $2,051,236,250 $99,000,764
1989 $2,253,090,000 $98,545,367
1990 $2,028,553,750 $119,297,933
1991 $1,099,559,028 $107,484,143
1992 $652,174,991 $94,861,781
1993 $1,185,315,468 $125,742,229
1994 $1,880,950,864 $131,338,415
1995 $2,905,092,799 $103,695,237
1996 $3,234,486,232 $135,188,166
1997 $2,293,666,030 $91,920,274
1998 $2,600,356,999 $72,285,404
1999 $3,283,941,510 $77,302,212
2000 $3,584,570,165 $76,198,395
2001 $4,059,064,033 $75,951,133
2002 $4,515,003,117 $85,171,074
2003 $5,801,712,040 $102,085,769
2004 $7,406,645,793 $114,582,284
2005 $8,256,658,250 $136,450,662
2006 $9,150,528,132 $142,775,104
2007 $11,116,937,870 $149,146,919
2008 $13,258,506,375 $188,021,165
2009 $12,335,540,656 $200,668,065
2010 $12,086,545,641 $190,021,192
2011 $12,973,755,875 $226,455,001
2012 $12,246,499,748 $229,371,348
2013 $12,796,985,886 $267,041,748
2014 $13,296,322,588 $293,119,143
2015 $11,470,171,827 $259,999,643
2016 $11,988,668,785 $292,267,272
2017 $13,258,268,436 $322,002,845
2018 $15,379,508,330 $383,717,328
2019 $15,585,111,614 $412,976,083
2020 $15,241,455,556 $471,229,485
2021 $18,032,009,220 $524,402,456
2022 $19,017,244,117 $540,809,499
2023 $23,547,180,412 $678,976,265
2024 $27,177,735,528 $764,274,043

Albania and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Albania Sao Tome
1970 - $479
1971 - $470
1972 - $511
1973 - $676
1974 - $683
1975 - $693
1976 - $585
1977 - $539
1978 - $587
1979 - $683
1980 $591 $829
1981 $663 $830
1982 $668 $783
1983 $662 $720
1984 $639 $735
1985 $640 $761
1986 $694 $1,043
1987 $675 $1,018
1988 $653 $847
1989 $698 $821
1990 $617 $970
1991 $337 $855
1992 $200.9 $740
1993 $367 $964
1994 $586 $990
1995 $911 $769
1996 $1,021 $987
1997 $729 $662
1998 $831 $514
1999 $1,056 $543
2000 $1,160 $529
2001 $1,326 $519
2002 $1,480 $568
2003 $1,909 $664
2004 $2,447 $727
2005 $2,742 $844
2006 $3,058 $862
2007 $3,743 $879
2008 $4,499 $1,082
2009 $4,214 $1,128
2010 $4,149 $1,045
2011 $4,466 $1,220
2012 $4,222 $1,211
2013 $4,420 $1,383
2014 $4,602 $1,490
2015 $3,982 $1,298
2016 $4,168 $1,435
2017 $4,614 $1,556
2018 $5,365 $1,826
2019 $5,460 $1,935
2020 $5,371 $2,167
2021 $6,413 $2,363
2022 $6,846 $2,390
2023 $8,575 $2,941
2024 $10,012 $3,245

Albania vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Sao Tome
1950 44.5 39.1
1951 45.3 39.1
1952 46.3 39.1
1953 47.4 39.1
1954 48.4 39.2
1955 49.6 39.3
1956 50.8 39.5
1957 52.3 40.1
1958 53.7 41
1959 55.1 42.1
1960 56.4 43.6
1961 57.5 45.2
1962 58.5 46.8
1963 59.5 48.4
1964 60.4 49.7
1965 61.3 51.1
1966 62.1 52.3
1967 63 53.4
1968 63.8 54.5
1969 64.5 55.4
1970 65.2 56.3
1971 65.9 57
1972 66.5 57.4
1973 67.1 57.9
1974 67.6 58.3
1975 68.1 58.6
1976 68.6 58.8
1977 69 59
1978 69.4 59.1
1979 69.6 59.3
1980 69.9 59.4
1981 70.1 59.4
1982 70.4 59.5
1983 70.7 59.7
1984 71 59.9
1985 71.3 60.1
1986 71.7 57.6
1987 72 60.7
1988 72.2 60.8
1989 72.5 59.7
1990 72.7 60.7
1991 73 60.8
1992 73.3 60.7
1993 73.6 60.6
1994 73.8 60.6
1995 74 60.5
1996 74.1 60.6
1997 73.4 60.6
1998 74.4 60.8
1999 74.6 61
2000 74.8 61.2
2001 75.1 61.5
2002 75.3 61.8
2003 75.6 62.2
2004 76 62.6
2005 76.4 62.4
2006 77 63
2007 77.7 63.3
2008 78.2 63.4
2009 78.5 63.7
2010 78.4 63.9
2011 78.3 64.1
2012 78.1 64.5
2013 78 64.9
2014 78 65.5
2015 78.4 66
2016 78.6 66.6
2017 78.9 67.1
2018 79.2 67.6
2019 79.5 68
2020 77.8 68
2021 76.8 68
2022 78.8 69.2
2023 79.6 69.7
2024 79.8 69.9
2025 80 70.1

Albania and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Albania Sao Tome
1960 1,608,800 68,012
1961 1,659,800 68,707
1962 1,711,319 69,403
1963 1,762,621 70,112
1964 1,814,135 70,865
1965 1,864,791 71,680
1966 1,914,573 72,576
1967 1,965,598 73,596
1968 2,022,272 74,765
1969 2,081,695 76,083
1970 2,135,479 77,626
1971 2,187,853 79,330
1972 2,243,126 81,041
1973 2,296,752 82,798
1974 2,350,124 84,672
1975 2,404,831 86,708
1976 2,458,526 88,922
1977 2,513,546 91,301
1978 2,566,266 93,794
1979 2,617,832 96,252
1980 2,671,997 98,544
1981 2,726,056 100,615
1982 2,784,278 102,508
1983 2,843,960 104,380
1984 2,904,429 106,394
1985 2,964,762 108,658
1986 3,022,635 111,150
1987 3,083,605 113,919
1988 3,142,336 116,939
1989 3,227,943 119,979
1990 3,286,542 122,980
1991 3,266,790 125,697
1992 3,247,039 128,110
1993 3,227,287 130,467
1994 3,207,536 132,732
1995 3,187,784 134,895
1996 3,168,033 136,962
1997 3,148,281 138,922
1998 3,128,530 140,751
1999 3,108,778 142,442
2000 3,089,027 144,018
2001 3,060,173 146,375
2002 3,051,010 149,922
2003 3,039,616 153,814
2004 3,026,939 157,705
2005 3,011,487 161,639
2006 2,992,547 165,638
2007 2,970,017 169,700
2008 2,947,314 173,793
2009 2,927,519 177,853
2010 2,913,021 181,802
2011 2,905,195 185,649
2012 2,900,401 189,439
2013 2,895,092 193,148
2014 2,889,104 196,767
2015 2,880,703 200,291
2016 2,876,101 203,689
2017 2,873,457 206,970
2018 2,866,376 210,187
2019 2,854,191 213,392
2020 2,837,849 217,435
2021 2,811,666 221,961
2022 2,777,689 226,305
2023 2,745,972 230,871
2024 2,714,617 235,536

Fertility rates in Albania and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Albania

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Albania Sao Tome
1960 6.38 6.24
1961 6.27 6.26
1962 6.11 6.28
1963 5.93 6.31
1964 5.71 6.33
1965 5.47 6.35
1966 5.33 6.37
1967 5.31 6.39
1968 5.32 6.42
1969 5.29 6.44
1970 5.16 6.47
1971 5.08 6.49
1972 4.98 6.51
1973 4.83 6.53
1974 4.7 6.53
1975 4.57 6.53
1976 4.37 6.52
1977 4.2 6.5
1978 4 6.47
1979 3.78 6.43
1980 3.59 6.39
1981 3.47 6.33
1982 3.42 6.28
1983 3.32 6.22
1984 3.28 6.16
1985 3.21 6.1
1986 3.14 6.05
1987 3.11 5.99
1988 3.07 5.94
1989 3.03 5.88
1990 3.01 5.83
1991 2.96 5.77
1992 2.89 5.7
1993 2.81 5.64
1994 2.8 5.56
1995 2.76 5.55
1996 2.67 5.47
1997 2.54 5.4
1998 2.42 5.3
1999 2.31 5.23
2000 2.22 5.16
2001 2.14 5.1
2002 2 5.06
2003 2.01 5.01
2004 1.89 4.96
2005 1.79 4.94
2006 1.69 4.93
2007 1.63 4.96
2008 1.62 4.91
2009 1.64 4.84
2010 1.65 4.77
2011 1.68 4.72
2012 1.72 4.66
2013 1.74 4.58
2014 1.72 4.49
2015 1.63 4.35
2016 1.56 4.2
2017 1.49 4.07
2018 1.42 3.98
2019 1.4 3.9
2020 1.37 3.83
2021 1.37 3.76
2022 1.36 3.7
2023 1.35 3.64

Albania and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Albania Sao Tome
1960 19.8 24.2
1961 19.7 24.3
1962 19.5 24.1
1963 19.4 23.5
1964 19.3 22.4
1965 19.2 21
1966 19.1 19.5
1967 19 18.5
1968 19 17.7
1969 19 17.2
1970 19 16.9
1971 19.1 16.9
1972 19.3 17
1973 19.4 17
1974 19.6 17.1
1975 19.8 17.1
1976 20 17.1
1977 20.3 17.2
1978 20.6 17.2
1979 20.9 17.3
1980 21.2 17.3
1981 21.5 17.4
1982 21.8 17.4
1983 22 17.4
1984 22.3 17.4
1985 22.6 17.4
1986 22.8 17.4
1987 23.1 17.4
1988 23.4 17.4
1989 23.7 17.4
1990 24 17.4
1991 24.3 17.3
1992 24.7 17.3
1993 25.1 17.2
1994 25.5 17.2
1995 25.8 17.3
1996 26.2 17.3
1997 26.5 17.4
1998 26.8 17.5
1999 27 17.7
2000 27.2 17.9
2001 27.5 18
2002 28 18.1
2003 28.5 18.3
2004 29.1 18.4
2005 29.6 18.5
2006 30.2 18.6
2007 30.8 18.7
2008 31.4 18.7
2009 32 18.7
2010 32.6 18.8
2011 33.1 18.9
2012 33.4 18.9
2013 33.7 18.9
2014 34 18.9
2015 34.3 19
2016 34.6 19
2017 34.9 19.1
2018 35.3 19.3
2019 35.8 19.4
2020 36.2 19.5
2021 36.7 19.7
2022 37.1 19.9
2023 37.4 20.1
2024 37.8 20.3

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Finance

Albania Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
2.6%
2017
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Albania Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Albania Sao Tome
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
93.8%
2022
English speaking
16%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Albania Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Sao Tome
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
808 mi
2018

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