Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 99th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Benin and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Benin and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP

Benin

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	Sao Tome
1960	$226,195,578	-
1961	$235,668,221	-
1962	$236,434,954	-
1963	$253,927,697	-
1964	$269,819,006	-
1965	$289,908,680	-
1966	$302,925,235	-
1967	$306,221,953	-
1968	$326,323,105	-
1969	$330,748,245	-
1970	$333,627,713	$37,211,826
1971	$335,073,028	$37,288,845
1972	$410,331,857	$41,430,257
1973	$504,376,074	$56,011,245
1974	$554,654,861	$57,817,591
1975	$676,870,140	$60,101,710
1976	$698,408,262	$52,039,421
1977	$750,049,779	$49,207,692
1978	$928,843,469	$55,044,563
1979	$1,186,231,020	$65,755,928
1980	$1,405,251,847	$81,662,231
1981	$1,291,120,188	$83,499,264
1982	$1,267,778,670	$80,307,763
1983	$1,095,348,199	$75,110,289
1984	$1,051,134,009	$78,213,796
1985	$1,045,712,789	$82,733,069
1986	$1,336,102,025	$115,928,907
1987	$1,562,412,228	$115,952,925
1988	$1,620,246,084	$99,000,764
1989	$1,502,294,416	$98,545,367
1990	$1,959,965,330	$119,297,933
1991	$1,986,437,797	$107,484,143
1992	$1,695,315,306	$94,861,781
1993	$2,274,558,083	$125,742,229
1994	$1,598,075,944	$131,338,415
1995	$2,169,627,138	$103,695,237
1996	$2,361,116,449	$135,188,166
1997	$2,268,301,646	$91,920,274
1998	$2,455,092,686	$72,285,404
1999	$3,677,393,999	$77,302,212
2000	$3,519,991,440	$76,198,395
2001	$3,666,222,635	$75,951,133
2002	$4,194,342,686	$85,171,074
2003	$5,349,258,094	$102,085,769
2004	$6,190,270,380	$114,582,284
2005	$6,567,654,954	$136,450,662
2006	$7,034,111,315	$142,775,104
2007	$8,169,048,383	$149,146,919
2008	$9,787,734,526	$188,021,165
2009	$9,738,626,517	$200,668,065
2010	$9,535,345,016	$190,021,192
2011	$10,693,321,364	$226,455,001
2012	$11,141,358,116	$229,371,348
2013	$12,517,845,124	$267,041,748
2014	$13,284,527,847	$293,119,143
2015	$11,388,160,997	$259,999,643
2016	$11,821,065,853	$292,267,272
2017	$12,701,655,837	$322,002,845
2018	$14,262,408,090	$383,717,328
2019	$14,391,686,313	$412,976,083
2020	$15,686,741,894	$471,229,485
2021	$17,687,623,535	$524,402,456
2022	$17,425,405,084	$540,809,499
2023	$19,673,290,996	$678,976,265
2024	$21,482,643,720	$764,274,043

Benin and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	Sao Tome
1960	$89.9	-
1961	$92.1	-
1962	$90.8	-
1963	$95.7	-
1964	$99.8	-
1965	$105.1	-
1966	$107.6	-
1967	$106.6	-
1968	$111.2	-
1969	$110.3	-
1970	$108.8	$479
1971	$106.9	$470
1972	$127.9	$511
1973	$153.6	$676
1974	$164.9	$683
1975	$196.5	$693
1976	$197.7	$585
1977	$207	$539
1978	$249.8	$587
1979	$311	$683
1980	$358	$829
1981	$320	$830
1982	$305	$783
1983	$256	$720
1984	$238.6	$735
1985	$230.4	$761
1986	$285.8	$1,043
1987	$324	$1,018
1988	$326	$847
1989	$293.3	$821
1990	$371	$970
1991	$365	$855
1992	$302	$740
1993	$387	$964
1994	$262.1	$990
1995	$348	$769
1996	$369	$987
1997	$345	$662
1998	$362	$514
1999	$525	$543
2000	$487	$529
2001	$492	$519
2002	$546	$568
2003	$676	$664
2004	$759	$727
2005	$779	$844
2006	$809	$862
2007	$912	$879
2008	$1,061	$1,082
2009	$1,024	$1,128
2010	$973	$1,045
2011	$1,059	$1,220
2012	$1,072	$1,211
2013	$1,169	$1,383
2014	$1,204	$1,490
2015	$1,002	$1,298
2016	$1,011	$1,435
2017	$1,055	$1,556
2018	$1,152	$1,826
2019	$1,131	$1,935
2020	$1,200	$2,167
2021	$1,319	$2,363
2022	$1,266	$2,390
2023	$1,394	$2,941
2024	$1,485	$3,245

Benin vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	Sao Tome
1950	35.4	39.1
1951	35.7	39.1
1952	36	39.1
1953	36.3	39.1
1954	36.7	39.2
1955	37	39.3
1956	37.3	39.5
1957	37.6	40.1
1958	38	41
1959	38.4	42.1
1960	38.8	43.6
1961	39.2	45.2
1962	39.6	46.8
1963	40.1	48.4
1964	40.5	49.7
1965	41	51.1
1966	41.3	52.3
1967	41.8	53.4
1968	42.2	54.5
1969	42.6	55.4
1970	43	56.3
1971	43.4	57
1972	43.9	57.4
1973	44.4	57.9
1974	44.9	58.3
1975	45.4	58.6
1976	46	58.8
1977	46.5	59
1978	46.9	59.1
1979	47.4	59.3
1980	47.7	59.4
1981	48.1	59.4
1982	48.5	59.5
1983	48.8	59.7
1984	49.4	59.9
1985	50	60.1
1986	50.6	57.6
1987	51.3	60.7
1988	52	60.8
1989	52.5	59.7
1990	53	60.7
1991	53.4	60.8
1992	54.1	60.7
1993	54.6	60.6
1994	55	60.6
1995	55.4	60.5
1996	55.6	60.6
1997	56	60.6
1998	56.2	60.8
1999	56.3	61
2000	56.6	61.2
2001	56.7	61.5
2002	56.9	61.8
2003	57.1	62.2
2004	57.3	62.6
2005	57.7	62.4
2006	58	63
2007	58.2	63.3
2008	58.1	63.4
2009	58.3	63.7
2010	58.4	63.9
2011	58.5	64.1
2012	58.6	64.5
2013	58.9	64.9
2014	59	65.5
2015	59.1	66
2016	59.3	66.6
2017	59.5	67.1
2018	59.7	67.6
2019	59.9	68
2020	60.2	68
2021	59.6	68
2022	60.5	69.2
2023	60.8	69.7
2024	61	69.9
2025	61.1	70.1

Benin and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	Sao Tome
1960	2,517,286	68,012
1961	2,559,223	68,707
1962	2,604,659	69,403
1963	2,652,908	70,112
1964	2,704,003	70,865
1965	2,757,936	71,680
1966	2,814,317	72,576
1967	2,872,997	73,596
1968	2,934,257	74,765
1969	2,998,222	76,083
1970	3,065,057	77,626
1971	3,134,767	79,330
1972	3,207,543	81,041
1973	3,283,496	82,798
1974	3,362,633	84,672
1975	3,445,407	86,708
1976	3,532,196	88,922
1977	3,623,202	91,301
1978	3,718,305	93,794
1979	3,818,528	96,252
1980	3,925,251	98,544
1981	4,038,307	100,615
1982	4,156,596	102,508
1983	4,278,978	104,380
1984	4,405,895	106,394
1985	4,538,012	108,658
1986	4,675,420	111,150
1987	4,818,486	113,919
1988	4,967,341	116,939
1989	5,121,657	119,979
1990	5,281,479	122,980
1991	5,446,932	125,697
1992	5,617,844	128,110
1993	5,872,706	130,467
1994	6,096,506	132,732
1995	6,226,773	134,895
1996	6,391,858	136,962
1997	6,583,365	138,922
1998	6,789,489	140,751
1999	7,002,818	142,442
2000	7,221,619	144,018
2001	7,445,596	146,375
2002	7,675,426	149,922
2003	7,913,070	153,814
2004	8,159,094	157,705
2005	8,426,144	161,639
2006	8,693,242	165,638
2007	8,953,969	169,700
2008	9,228,466	173,793
2009	9,509,423	177,853
2010	9,797,484	181,802
2011	10,093,623	185,649
2012	10,397,657	189,439
2013	10,708,834	193,148
2014	11,030,004	196,767
2015	11,360,681	200,291
2016	11,697,842	203,689
2017	12,039,780	206,970
2018	12,383,347	210,187
2019	12,726,755	213,392
2020	13,070,169	217,435
2021	13,413,417	221,961
2022	13,759,501	226,305
2023	14,111,034	230,871
2024	14,462,724	235,536

Fertility rates in Benin and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate

Benin

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Sao Tome
1960	6.28	6.24
1961	6.4	6.26
1962	6.46	6.28
1963	6.51	6.31
1964	6.57	6.33
1965	6.61	6.35
1966	6.63	6.37
1967	6.64	6.39
1968	6.67	6.42
1969	6.71	6.44
1970	6.74	6.47
1971	6.77	6.49
1972	6.8	6.51
1973	6.81	6.53
1974	6.82	6.53
1975	6.83	6.53
1976	6.83	6.52
1977	6.83	6.5
1978	6.82	6.47
1979	6.91	6.43
1980	6.99	6.39
1981	7.06	6.33
1982	7.06	6.28
1983	7.05	6.22
1984	7.03	6.16
1985	7	6.1
1986	6.96	6.05
1987	6.92	5.99
1988	6.87	5.94
1989	6.82	5.88
1990	6.74	5.83
1991	6.67	5.77
1992	6.59	5.7
1993	6.51	5.64
1994	6.42	5.56
1995	6.33	5.55
1996	6.28	5.47
1997	6.23	5.4
1998	6.14	5.3
1999	6.03	5.23
2000	5.94	5.16
2001	5.85	5.1
2002	5.79	5.06
2003	5.76	5.01
2004	5.72	4.96
2005	5.69	4.94
2006	5.67	4.93
2007	5.63	4.96
2008	5.55	4.91
2009	5.49	4.84
2010	5.45	4.77
2011	5.44	4.72
2012	5.43	4.66
2013	5.41	4.58
2014	5.37	4.49
2015	5.32	4.35
2016	5.25	4.2
2017	5.16	4.07
2018	5.03	3.98
2019	4.9	3.9
2020	4.8	3.83
2021	4.71	3.76
2022	4.63	3.7
2023	4.56	3.64

Benin and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	Sao Tome
1960	20.8	24.2
1961	20.6	24.3
1962	20.3	24.1
1963	20.1	23.5
1964	19.9	22.4
1965	19.7	21
1966	19.5	19.5
1967	19.3	18.5
1968	19	17.7
1969	18.8	17.2
1970	18.6	16.9
1971	18.4	16.9
1972	18.3	17
1973	18.1	17
1974	17.9	17.1
1975	17.8	17.1
1976	17.7	17.1
1977	17.6	17.2
1978	17.5	17.2
1979	17.4	17.3
1980	17.3	17.3
1981	17.3	17.4
1982	17.2	17.4
1983	17.1	17.4
1984	17.1	17.4
1985	17	17.4
1986	17	17.4
1987	16.9	17.4
1988	16.9	17.4
1989	16.9	17.4
1990	16.9	17.4
1991	16.9	17.3
1992	16.9	17.3
1993	17.1	17.2
1994	17.2	17.2
1995	17	17.3
1996	16.9	17.3
1997	17	17.4
1998	17	17.5
1999	17.1	17.7
2000	17.1	17.9
2001	17.2	18
2002	17.3	18.1
2003	17.4	18.3
2004	17.4	18.4
2005	17.5	18.5
2006	17.6	18.6
2007	17.6	18.7
2008	17.7	18.7
2009	17.8	18.7
2010	17.8	18.8
2011	17.9	18.9
2012	18	18.9
2013	18	18.9
2014	18.1	18.9
2015	18.1	19
2016	18.2	19
2017	18.3	19.1
2018	18.3	19.3
2019	18.4	19.4
2020	18.5	19.5
2021	18.6	19.7
2022	18.7	19.9
2023	18.8	20.1
2024	19	20.3

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