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Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brazil has a population of 212M (ranked 7/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Brazil's land area is 3,227,096 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 5th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Brazil ranks 10/197 ($2.18T) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Brazil ranks 85/197 ($10,280), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Brazil Sao Tome
Population
213415080
244055
Population rank 7/197 176/197
GDP
$2.18T
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 10/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$10,280
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 85/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,333
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$1.9T
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,973
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 60/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,664
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
3,227,096 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
65.7 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.62
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
35.4 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Brazil

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Brazil Sao Tome
1960 $17,030,465,539 -
1961 $17,275,940,449 -
1962 $19,231,747,852 -
1963 $23,287,712,878 -
1964 $20,963,733,695 -
1965 $22,465,522,884 -
1966 $28,283,323,733 -
1967 $31,086,389,195 -
1968 $33,930,457,425 -
1969 $37,171,640,819 -
1970 $42,327,664,794 $37,211,826
1971 $48,869,830,902 $37,288,845
1972 $58,434,858,375 $41,430,257
1973 $83,592,275,863 $56,011,245
1974 $109,794,519,728 $57,817,591
1975 $129,203,555,239 $60,101,710
1976 $153,168,949,208 $52,039,421
1977 $176,344,101,402 $49,207,692
1978 $200,278,646,124 $55,044,563
1979 $221,338,204,480 $65,755,928
1980 $237,393,489,893 $81,662,231
1981 $258,015,174,749 $83,499,264
1982 $271,314,113,768 $80,307,763
1983 $189,656,506,321 $75,110,289
1984 $188,339,974,087 $78,213,796
1985 $210,879,844,639 $82,733,069
1986 $256,480,852,471 $115,928,907
1987 $283,056,836,894 $115,952,925
1988 $307,881,930,752 $99,000,764
1989 $412,990,820,287 $98,545,367
1990 $384,959,818,182 $119,297,933
1991 $342,534,090,909 $107,484,143
1992 $328,191,909,882 $94,861,781
1993 $368,292,034,381 $125,742,229
1994 $525,369,467,296 $131,338,415
1995 $769,333,050,987 $103,695,237
1996 $850,426,432,992 $135,188,166
1997 $883,206,179,730 $91,920,274
1998 $863,710,759,256 $72,285,404
1999 $599,642,024,320 $77,302,212
2000 $655,448,231,984 $76,198,395
2001 $559,983,634,799 $75,951,133
2002 $509,795,273,807 $85,171,074
2003 $558,233,745,652 $102,085,769
2004 $669,289,424,806 $114,582,284
2005 $891,633,839,894 $136,450,662
2006 $1,107,626,541,435 $142,775,104
2007 $1,397,114,486,369 $149,146,919
2008 $1,695,855,083,498 $188,021,165
2009 $1,666,996,438,581 $200,668,065
2010 $2,208,837,745,101 $190,021,192
2011 $2,616,156,223,918 $226,455,001
2012 $2,465,227,802,807 $229,371,348
2013 $2,472,819,535,557 $267,041,748
2014 $2,456,043,727,199 $293,119,143
2015 $1,802,212,206,815 $259,999,643
2016 $1,795,693,482,853 $292,267,272
2017 $2,063,514,977,366 $322,002,845
2018 $1,916,933,898,011 $383,717,328
2019 $1,873,288,205,060 $412,976,083
2020 $1,476,107,231,310 $471,229,485
2021 $1,670,647,398,905 $524,402,456
2022 $1,951,923,942,083 $540,809,499
2023 $2,191,131,765,685 $678,976,265
2024 $2,179,412,080,829 $764,274,043

Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Brazil

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Brazil Sao Tome
1960 $235.3 -
1961 $231.6 -
1962 $250.2 -
1963 $294.2 -
1964 $257.3 -
1965 $268 -
1966 $328 -
1967 $351 -
1968 $374 -
1969 $399 -
1970 $444 $479
1971 $500 $470
1972 $583 $511
1973 $815 $676
1974 $1,045 $683
1975 $1,201 $693
1976 $1,390 $585
1977 $1,562 $539
1978 $1,733 $587
1979 $1,870 $683
1980 $1,959 $829
1981 $2,080 $830
1982 $2,138 $783
1983 $1,461 $720
1984 $1,420 $735
1985 $1,556 $761
1986 $1,854 $1,043
1987 $2,006 $1,018
1988 $2,141 $847
1989 $2,819 $821
1990 $2,581 $970
1991 $2,258 $855
1992 $2,127 $740
1993 $2,349 $964
1994 $3,299 $990
1995 $4,757 $769
1996 $5,179 $987
1997 $5,299 $662
1998 $5,106 $514
1999 $3,494 $543
2000 $3,767 $529
2001 $3,176 $519
2002 $2,856 $568
2003 $3,091 $664
2004 $3,664 $727
2005 $4,828 $844
2006 $5,934 $862
2007 $7,410 $879
2008 $8,908 $1,082
2009 $8,679 $1,128
2010 $11,403 $1,045
2011 $13,397 $1,220
2012 $12,522 $1,211
2013 $12,459 $1,383
2014 $12,275 $1,490
2015 $8,936 $1,298
2016 $8,836 $1,435
2017 $10,081 $1,556
2018 $9,301 $1,826
2019 $9,030 $1,935
2020 $7,074 $2,167
2021 $7,973 $2,363
2022 $9,281 $2,390
2023 $10,378 $2,941
2024 $10,280 $3,245

Brazil vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brazil

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Brazil Sao Tome
1950 48.5 39.1
1951 49 39.1
1952 49.6 39.1
1953 50 39.1
1954 50.4 39.2
1955 50.9 39.3
1956 51.3 39.5
1957 51.8 40.1
1958 52.2 41
1959 52.7 42.1
1960 53.2 43.6
1961 53.6 45.2
1962 54 46.8
1963 54.5 48.4
1964 54.8 49.7
1965 55.2 51.1
1966 55.6 52.3
1967 56 53.4
1968 56.5 54.5
1969 56.9 55.4
1970 57.3 56.3
1971 57.8 57
1972 58.3 57.4
1973 58.7 57.9
1974 59.1 58.3
1975 59.6 58.6
1976 60 58.8
1977 60.5 59
1978 60.9 59.1
1979 61.4 59.3
1980 61.8 59.4
1981 62.3 59.4
1982 62.7 59.5
1983 63.1 59.7
1984 63.6 59.9
1985 64 60.1
1986 64.4 57.6
1987 64.8 60.7
1988 65.2 60.8
1989 65.5 59.7
1990 65.9 60.7
1991 66.2 60.8
1992 66.5 60.7
1993 66.9 60.6
1994 67.3 60.6
1995 67.7 60.5
1996 68.1 60.6
1997 68.5 60.6
1998 68.8 60.8
1999 69.2 61
2000 69.6 61.2
2001 70 61.5
2002 70.4 61.8
2003 70.9 62.2
2004 71.4 62.6
2005 71.8 62.4
2006 72.3 63
2007 72.7 63.3
2008 73.1 63.4
2009 73.5 63.7
2010 73.8 63.9
2011 74 64.1
2012 74.3 64.5
2013 74.6 64.9
2014 74.8 65.5
2015 75.1 66
2016 75.1 66.6
2017 75.4 67.1
2018 75.6 67.6
2019 75.8 68
2020 74.5 68
2021 73 68
2022 74.9 69.2
2023 75.8 69.7
2024 76 69.9
2025 76.2 70.1

Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Brazil

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Brazil Sao Tome
1960 72,388,126 68,012
1961 74,605,447 68,707
1962 76,865,323 69,403
1963 79,164,235 70,112
1964 81,488,595 70,865
1965 83,817,583 71,680
1966 86,139,359 72,576
1967 88,446,124 73,596
1968 90,741,240 74,765
1969 93,045,777 76,083
1970 95,375,651 77,626
1971 97,739,273 79,330
1972 100,146,797 81,041
1973 102,600,976 82,798
1974 105,089,675 84,672
1975 107,619,565 86,708
1976 110,213,349 88,922
1977 112,875,292 91,301
1978 115,600,942 93,794
1979 118,380,821 96,252
1980 121,207,461 98,544
1981 124,063,109 100,615
1982 126,923,155 102,508
1983 129,790,077 104,380
1984 132,658,864 106,394
1985 135,515,595 108,658
1986 138,336,370 111,150
1987 141,104,944 113,919
1988 143,826,357 116,939
1989 146,502,972 119,979
1990 149,143,223 122,980
1991 151,724,256 125,697
1992 154,275,079 128,110
1993 156,794,577 130,467
1994 159,265,006 132,732
1995 161,735,073 134,895
1996 164,202,549 136,962
1997 166,661,659 138,922
1998 169,159,655 140,751
1999 171,641,543 142,442
2000 174,018,282 144,018
2001 176,301,203 146,375
2002 178,503,484 149,922
2003 180,622,688 153,814
2004 182,675,143 157,705
2005 184,688,101 161,639
2006 186,653,106 165,638
2007 188,552,320 169,700
2008 190,367,302 173,793
2009 192,079,951 177,853
2010 193,701,929 181,802
2011 195,284,734 185,649
2012 196,876,111 189,439
2013 198,478,299 193,148
2014 200,085,127 196,767
2015 201,675,532 200,291
2016 203,218,114 203,689
2017 204,703,445 206,970
2018 206,107,261 210,187
2019 207,455,459 213,392
2020 208,660,842 217,435
2021 209,550,294 221,961
2022 210,306,415 226,305
2023 211,140,729 230,871
2024 211,998,573 235,536

Fertility rates in Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Brazil

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Brazil Sao Tome
1960 6.05 6.24
1961 6.02 6.26
1962 5.98 6.28
1963 5.93 6.31
1964 5.82 6.33
1965 5.68 6.35
1966 5.52 6.37
1967 5.34 6.39
1968 5.17 6.42
1969 5.04 6.44
1970 4.93 6.47
1971 4.84 6.49
1972 4.74 6.51
1973 4.64 6.53
1974 4.5 6.53
1975 4.42 6.53
1976 4.34 6.52
1977 4.27 6.5
1978 4.2 6.47
1979 4.12 6.43
1980 4.04 6.39
1981 3.94 6.33
1982 3.84 6.28
1983 3.72 6.22
1984 3.6 6.16
1985 3.48 6.1
1986 3.36 6.05
1987 3.23 5.99
1988 3.11 5.94
1989 3.01 5.88
1990 2.9 5.83
1991 2.81 5.77
1992 2.71 5.7
1993 2.66 5.64
1994 2.6 5.56
1995 2.57 5.55
1996 2.51 5.47
1997 2.47 5.4
1998 2.42 5.3
1999 2.34 5.23
2000 2.25 5.16
2001 2.16 5.1
2002 2.08 5.06
2003 2.01 5.01
2004 1.97 4.96
2005 1.94 4.94
2006 1.9 4.93
2007 1.85 4.96
2008 1.82 4.91
2009 1.8 4.84
2010 1.79 4.77
2011 1.78 4.72
2012 1.77 4.66
2013 1.76 4.58
2014 1.78 4.49
2015 1.78 4.35
2016 1.73 4.2
2017 1.74 4.07
2018 1.74 3.98
2019 1.71 3.9
2020 1.65 3.83
2021 1.64 3.76
2022 1.63 3.7
2023 1.62 3.64

Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Brazil

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Brazil Sao Tome
1960 18 24.2
1961 17.9 24.3
1962 17.9 24.1
1963 17.8 23.5
1964 17.8 22.4
1965 17.9 21
1966 17.9 19.5
1967 18 18.5
1968 18.1 17.7
1969 18.2 17.2
1970 18.4 16.9
1971 18.5 16.9
1972 18.7 17
1973 18.9 17
1974 19.1 17.1
1975 19.2 17.1
1976 19.4 17.1
1977 19.6 17.2
1978 19.8 17.2
1979 20 17.3
1980 20.2 17.3
1981 20.4 17.4
1982 20.6 17.4
1983 20.8 17.4
1984 21 17.4
1985 21.2 17.4
1986 21.5 17.4
1987 21.7 17.4
1988 21.9 17.4
1989 22.1 17.4
1990 22.4 17.4
1991 22.7 17.3
1992 22.9 17.3
1993 23.2 17.2
1994 23.5 17.2
1995 23.7 17.3
1996 24 17.3
1997 24.3 17.4
1998 24.6 17.5
1999 24.9 17.7
2000 25.2 17.9
2001 25.5 18
2002 25.9 18.1
2003 26.3 18.3
2004 26.7 18.4
2005 27.1 18.5
2006 27.5 18.6
2007 27.9 18.7
2008 28.3 18.7
2009 28.8 18.7
2010 29.2 18.8
2011 29.7 18.9
2012 30.1 18.9
2013 30.6 18.9
2014 31 18.9
2015 31.5 19
2016 31.9 19
2017 32.4 19.1
2018 32.8 19.3
2019 33.2 19.4
2020 33.7 19.5
2021 34.1 19.7
2022 34.5 19.9
2023 34.9 20.1
2024 35.4 20.3

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Finance

Brazil Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$2.11T
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.7%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.62%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
762,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.52%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.8%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
59.3%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.3%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.1
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2023
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires
380,585
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.24%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
56
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
331
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$659B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$330B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$4.9B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,353,000
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
86.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Brazil Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,481 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
480 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.27 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
49.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
46.5%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-13.7%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,916 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
77.4%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.2%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
2.05%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Brazil Sao Tome
% of world population
2.6%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-225,510
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
88%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
92
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
20.6
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
164
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2024
93.8%
2022
English speaking
5.56%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
84.5%
2024
61.5%
2023

Health

Brazil Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$849
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$232.2
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.08%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.14
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.4
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.7 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Brazil Sao Tome
% of world land
5.61%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
15,222 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
914,131 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,903,402 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,242,742 mi
2023
808 mi
2018

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