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Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 162nd vs. 172nd).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Sao Tome
Population
404321
244055
Population rank 173/197 176/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 140/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Bahamas Sao Tome
1960 $169,736,027 -
1961 $190,022,030 -
1962 $212,170,034 -
1963 $237,650,038 -
1964 $266,560,043 -
1965 $300,272,048 -
1966 $346,800,000 -
1967 $398,000,000 -
1968 $453,800,000 -
1969 $538,700,000 -
1970 $539,500,000 $37,211,826
1971 $573,400,000 $37,288,845
1972 $590,900,000 $41,430,257
1973 $670,900,000 $56,011,245
1974 $632,400,000 $57,817,591
1975 $596,200,000 $60,101,710
1976 $642,100,000 $52,039,421
1977 $713,000,000 $49,207,692
1978 $832,400,000 $55,044,563
1979 $1,139,800,100 $65,755,928
1980 $1,335,300,000 $81,662,231
1981 $1,426,500,000 $83,499,264
1982 $1,578,300,000 $80,307,763
1983 $1,732,800,000 $75,110,289
1984 $2,041,100,000 $78,213,796
1985 $2,320,699,900 $82,733,069
1986 $2,472,500,000 $115,928,907
1987 $2,713,999,900 $115,952,925
1988 $2,817,900,000 $99,000,764
1989 $3,062,000,000 $98,545,367
1990 $3,166,000,000 $119,297,933
1991 $3,111,160,000 $107,484,143
1992 $3,109,000,000 $94,861,781
1993 $3,092,000,000 $125,742,229
1994 $3,259,000,000 $131,338,415
1995 $3,429,000,000 $103,695,237
1996 $3,609,000,000 $135,188,166
1997 $6,332,360,000 $91,920,274
1998 $6,833,220,000 $72,285,404
1999 $7,683,870,000 $77,302,212
2000 $8,076,470,000 $76,198,395
2001 $8,317,830,000 $75,951,133
2002 $8,881,160,000 $85,171,074
2003 $8,870,090,000 $102,085,769
2004 $9,055,290,000 $114,582,284
2005 $9,836,200,000 $136,450,662
2006 $10,167,250,000 $142,775,104
2007 $10,618,340,000 $149,146,919
2008 $10,526,000,000 $188,021,165
2009 $9,981,960,000 $200,668,065
2010 $10,095,760,000 $190,021,192
2011 $10,070,450,000 $226,455,001
2012 $10,720,400,000 $229,371,348
2013 $10,475,300,000 $267,041,748
2014 $11,139,100,000 $293,119,143
2015 $11,837,600,000 $259,999,643
2016 $11,880,900,000 $292,267,272
2017 $12,446,900,000 $322,002,845
2018 $12,819,200,000 $383,717,328
2019 $13,277,000,000 $412,976,083
2020 $10,363,200,000 $471,229,485
2021 $12,037,000,000 $524,402,456
2022 $13,896,800,000 $540,809,499
2023 $15,271,300,000 $678,976,265
2024 $15,832,800,000 $764,274,043

Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Sao Tome
1960 $1,459 -
1961 $1,555 -
1962 $1,651 -
1963 $1,759 -
1964 $1,883 -
1965 $2,030 -
1966 $2,239 -
1967 $2,453 -
1968 $2,668 -
1969 $3,027 -
1970 $2,916 $479
1971 $3,004 $470
1972 $3,014 $511
1973 $3,341 $676
1974 $3,080 $683
1975 $2,841 $693
1976 $2,993 $585
1977 $3,253 $539
1978 $3,720 $587
1979 $4,994 $683
1980 $5,743 $829
1981 $6,029 $830
1982 $6,559 $783
1983 $7,081 $720
1984 $8,202 $735
1985 $9,167 $761
1986 $9,601 $1,043
1987 $10,361 $1,018
1988 $10,576 $847
1989 $11,291 $821
1990 $11,473 $970
1991 $11,082 $855
1992 $10,873 $740
1993 $10,613 $964
1994 $10,991 $990
1995 $11,375 $769
1996 $11,784 $987
1997 $20,368 $662
1998 $21,667 $514
1999 $24,041 $543
2000 $24,940 $529
2001 $25,372 $519
2002 $26,782 $568
2003 $26,429 $664
2004 $26,650 $727
2005 $28,602 $844
2006 $29,185 $862
2007 $30,052 $879
2008 $29,392 $1,082
2009 $27,513 $1,128
2010 $27,473 $1,045
2011 $27,091 $1,220
2012 $28,552 $1,211
2013 $27,643 $1,383
2014 $29,137 $1,490
2015 $30,719 $1,298
2016 $30,617 $1,435
2017 $31,875 $1,556
2018 $32,642 $1,826
2019 $33,640 $1,935
2020 $26,179 $2,167
2021 $30,368 $2,363
2022 $34,957 $2,390
2023 $38,232 $2,941
2024 $39,455 $3,245

Bahamas vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Sao Tome
1950 58.9 39.1
1951 59.2 39.1
1952 59.6 39.1
1953 60 39.1
1954 60.3 39.2
1955 60.7 39.3
1956 61 39.5
1957 61.4 40.1
1958 61.7 41
1959 62.1 42.1
1960 62.5 43.6
1961 62.8 45.2
1962 63.2 46.8
1963 63.5 48.4
1964 63.9 49.7
1965 64.3 51.1
1966 64.6 52.3
1967 65 53.4
1968 65.4 54.5
1969 65.8 55.4
1970 66.2 56.3
1971 66.5 57
1972 66.8 57.4
1973 67.1 57.9
1974 67.6 58.3
1975 68.1 58.6
1976 68.5 58.8
1977 68.8 59
1978 68.9 59.1
1979 69 59.3
1980 69.1 59.4
1981 69.4 59.4
1982 69.7 59.5
1983 70 59.7
1984 70.2 59.9
1985 70.3 60.1
1986 70.3 57.6
1987 70.4 60.7
1988 70.5 60.8
1989 70.7 59.7
1990 70.9 60.7
1991 71.2 60.8
1992 71.3 60.7
1993 71.4 60.6
1994 71.4 60.6
1995 71.4 60.5
1996 71.5 60.6
1997 71.6 60.6
1998 71.8 60.8
1999 72.1 61
2000 72.5 61.2
2001 72.8 61.5
2002 73 61.8
2003 73.2 62.2
2004 73.2 62.6
2005 73.4 62.4
2006 73.5 63
2007 73.5 63.3
2008 73.4 63.4
2009 73.5 63.7
2010 73.4 63.9
2011 73.6 64.1
2012 73.7 64.5
2013 73.9 64.9
2014 74 65.5
2015 73.8 66
2016 74 66.6
2017 74 67.1
2018 74.1 67.6
2019 71.4 68
2020 73 68
2021 70.8 68
2022 74.5 69.2
2023 74.6 69.7
2024 74.7 69.9
2025 74.9 70.1

Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Bahamas Sao Tome
1960 116,317 68,012
1961 122,197 68,707
1962 128,493 69,403
1963 135,087 70,112
1964 141,528 70,865
1965 147,952 71,680
1966 154,874 72,576
1967 162,267 73,596
1968 170,089 74,765
1969 177,981 76,083
1970 184,982 77,626
1971 190,857 79,330
1972 196,055 81,041
1973 200,791 82,798
1974 205,342 84,672
1975 209,886 86,708
1976 214,501 88,922
1977 219,157 91,301
1978 223,761 93,794
1979 228,230 96,252
1980 232,526 98,544
1981 236,614 100,615
1982 240,614 102,508
1983 244,698 104,380
1984 248,863 106,394
1985 253,154 108,658
1986 257,536 111,150
1987 261,935 113,919
1988 266,448 116,939
1989 271,178 119,979
1990 275,945 122,980
1991 280,731 125,697
1992 285,927 128,110
1993 291,339 130,467
1994 296,509 132,732
1995 301,461 134,895
1996 306,268 136,962
1997 310,904 138,922
1998 315,368 140,751
1999 319,614 142,442
2000 323,835 144,018
2001 327,836 146,375
2002 331,614 149,922
2003 335,618 153,814
2004 339,782 157,705
2005 343,894 161,639
2006 348,375 165,638
2007 353,334 169,700
2008 358,120 173,793
2009 362,810 177,853
2010 367,478 181,802
2011 371,729 185,649
2012 375,469 189,439
2013 378,953 193,148
2014 382,298 196,767
2015 385,346 200,291
2016 388,055 203,689
2017 390,485 206,970
2018 392,717 210,187
2019 394,675 213,392
2020 395,863 217,435
2021 396,373 221,961
2022 397,538 226,305
2023 399,440 230,871
2024 401,283 235,536

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Sao Tome
1960 5.09 6.24
1961 5.16 6.26
1962 5.13 6.28
1963 5.06 6.31
1964 4.97 6.33
1965 4.88 6.35
1966 4.79 6.37
1967 4.69 6.39
1968 4.56 6.42
1969 4.38 6.44
1970 4.21 6.47
1971 4.06 6.49
1972 3.89 6.51
1973 3.73 6.53
1974 3.57 6.53
1975 3.42 6.53
1976 3.3 6.52
1977 3.17 6.5
1978 3.05 6.47
1979 2.94 6.43
1980 2.84 6.39
1981 2.77 6.33
1982 2.71 6.28
1983 2.65 6.22
1984 2.59 6.16
1985 2.55 6.1
1986 2.53 6.05
1987 2.52 5.99
1988 2.52 5.94
1989 2.52 5.88
1990 2.52 5.83
1991 2.51 5.77
1992 2.71 5.7
1993 2.61 5.64
1994 2.47 5.56
1995 2.42 5.55
1996 2.35 5.47
1997 2.29 5.4
1998 2.23 5.3
1999 2.13 5.23
2000 2.06 5.16
2001 2.02 5.1
2002 1.98 5.06
2003 1.97 5.01
2004 1.98 4.96
2005 2.01 4.94
2006 2.02 4.93
2007 2.04 4.96
2008 2 4.91
2009 2.01 4.84
2010 1.84 4.77
2011 1.79 4.72
2012 1.76 4.66
2013 1.74 4.58
2014 1.69 4.49
2015 1.57 4.35
2016 1.5 4.2
2017 1.42 4.07
2018 1.4 3.98
2019 1.4 3.9
2020 1.39 3.83
2021 1.38 3.76
2022 1.38 3.7
2023 1.37 3.64

Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Sao Tome
1960 19.5 24.2
1961 19.6 24.3
1962 19.6 24.1
1963 19.7 23.5
1964 19.8 22.4
1965 19.9 21
1966 20.1 19.5
1967 20.2 18.5
1968 20.3 17.7
1969 20.5 17.2
1970 20.6 16.9
1971 20.6 16.9
1972 20.7 17
1973 20.7 17
1974 20.8 17.1
1975 20.9 17.1
1976 21.1 17.1
1977 21.3 17.2
1978 21.6 17.2
1979 21.8 17.3
1980 22.1 17.3
1981 22.4 17.4
1982 22.7 17.4
1983 23 17.4
1984 23.4 17.4
1985 23.7 17.4
1986 24 17.4
1987 24.3 17.4
1988 24.7 17.4
1989 25 17.4
1990 25.4 17.4
1991 25.7 17.3
1992 26 17.3
1993 26.3 17.2
1994 26.6 17.2
1995 26.9 17.3
1996 27.2 17.3
1997 27.5 17.4
1998 27.9 17.5
1999 28.2 17.7
2000 28.5 17.9
2001 28.9 18
2002 29.3 18.1
2003 29.6 18.3
2004 30 18.4
2005 30.3 18.5
2006 30.6 18.6
2007 30.8 18.7
2008 31 18.7
2009 31.3 18.7
2010 31.5 18.8
2011 31.8 18.9
2012 32.1 18.9
2013 32.4 18.9
2014 32.6 18.9
2015 33 19
2016 33.3 19
2017 33.6 19.1
2018 33.9 19.3
2019 34.3 19.4
2020 34.6 19.5
2021 34.9 19.7
2022 35.2 19.9
2023 35.6 20.1
2024 36 20.3

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Finance

Bahamas Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
5.03%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
73.2%
2018

Energy

Bahamas Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Bahamas Sao Tome
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
93.8%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Bahamas Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Sao Tome
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
808 mi
2018

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