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Cayman Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 190th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Sao Tome
Population
76930
244055
Population rank 187/197 176/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$764M
2024
GDP rank 159/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$6,230
2024
Government debt n/a
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Cayman Islands 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 - $99,000,764
1989 - $98,545,367
1990 - $119,297,933
1991 - $107,484,143
1992 - $94,861,781
1993 - $125,742,229
1994 - $131,338,415
1995 - $103,695,237
1996 - $135,188,166
1997 - $91,920,274
1998 - $72,285,404
1999 - $77,302,212
2000 - $76,198,395
2001 - $75,951,133
2002 - $85,171,074
2003 - $102,085,769
2004 - $114,582,284
2005 - $136,450,662
2006 $4,200,288,241 $142,775,104
2007 $4,466,278,065 $149,146,919
2008 $4,585,949,024 $188,021,165
2009 $4,281,714,567 $200,668,065
2010 $4,156,841,107 $190,021,192
2011 $4,186,073,104 $226,455,001
2012 $4,291,004,524 $229,371,348
2013 $4,405,796,023 $267,041,748
2014 $4,562,853,611 $293,119,143
2015 $4,708,167,233 $259,999,643
2016 $4,909,322,237 $292,267,272
2017 $5,166,281,305 $322,002,845
2018 $5,530,178,441 $383,717,328
2019 $5,941,896,608 $412,976,083
2020 $5,655,358,021 $471,229,485
2021 $6,060,026,520 $524,402,456
2022 $6,600,843,963 $540,809,499
2023 $7,139,428,558 $678,976,265
2024 - $764,274,043

Cayman Islands and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands 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 - $847
1989 - $821
1990 - $970
1991 - $855
1992 - $740
1993 - $964
1994 - $990
1995 - $769
1996 - $987
1997 - $662
1998 - $514
1999 - $543
2000 - $529
2001 - $519
2002 - $568
2003 - $664
2004 - $727
2005 - $844
2006 $87,085 $862
2007 $89,888 $879
2008 $89,655 $1,082
2009 $81,374 $1,128
2010 $76,838 $1,045
2011 $75,281 $1,220
2012 $75,102 $1,211
2013 $75,114 $1,383
2014 $75,845 $1,490
2015 $76,379 $1,298
2016 $77,802 $1,435
2017 $80,054 $1,556
2018 $83,866 $1,826
2019 $88,254 $1,935
2020 $82,339 $2,167
2021 $86,438 $2,363
2022 $92,202 $2,390
2023 $97,750 $2,941
2024 - $3,245

Cayman Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Sao Tome
1950 54 39.1
1951 54.5 39.1
1952 55 39.1
1953 55.4 39.1
1954 55.9 39.2
1955 56.4 39.3
1956 56.8 39.5
1957 57.3 40.1
1958 57.7 41
1959 58.2 42.1
1960 58.8 43.6
1961 59.4 45.2
1962 60.1 46.8
1963 60.8 48.4
1964 61.4 49.7
1965 62.2 51.1
1966 62.8 52.3
1967 63.2 53.4
1968 63.6 54.5
1969 64 55.4
1970 64.4 56.3
1971 64.8 57
1972 65.4 57.4
1973 65.9 57.9
1974 66.5 58.3
1975 67 58.6
1976 67.5 58.8
1977 68.1 59
1978 68.5 59.1
1979 69 59.3
1980 69.5 59.4
1981 70 59.4
1982 70.4 59.5
1983 70.8 59.7
1984 71.2 59.9
1985 71.6 60.1
1986 71.9 57.6
1987 72.1 60.7
1988 72.4 60.8
1989 72.5 59.7
1990 72.7 60.7
1991 72.9 60.8
1992 73.1 60.7
1993 73.2 60.6
1994 73.4 60.6
1995 73.6 60.5
1996 73.7 60.6
1997 73.9 60.6
1998 74.1 60.8
1999 74.2 61
2000 74.4 61.2
2001 74.5 61.5
2002 74.6 61.8
2003 74.6 62.2
2004 74.6 62.6
2005 74.9 62.4
2006 75 63
2007 75.2 63.3
2008 75.4 63.4
2009 75.7 63.7
2010 76.1 63.9
2011 76.6 64.1
2012 77.1 64.5
2013 77.7 64.9
2014 77.9 65.5
2015 78.1 66
2016 78.4 66.6
2017 78.6 67.1
2018 78.8 67.6
2019 79.1 68
2020 79.2 68
2021 79.3 68
2022 80 69.2
2023 80.4 69.7
2024 80.5 69.9
2025 80.7 70.1

Cayman Islands and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Cayman Islands Sao Tome
1960 8,428 68,012
1961 8,601 68,707
1962 8,781 69,403
1963 8,970 70,112
1964 9,166 70,865
1965 9,361 71,680
1966 9,560 72,576
1967 9,769 73,596
1968 9,971 74,765
1969 10,165 76,083
1970 10,517 77,626
1971 11,098 79,330
1972 11,764 81,041
1973 12,438 82,798
1974 13,114 84,672
1975 13,788 86,708
1976 14,454 88,922
1977 15,105 91,301
1978 15,727 93,794
1979 16,351 96,252
1980 17,079 98,544
1981 17,905 100,615
1982 18,750 102,508
1983 19,598 104,380
1984 20,454 106,394
1985 21,324 108,658
1986 22,197 111,150
1987 23,073 113,919
1988 23,951 116,939
1989 24,874 119,979
1990 25,999 122,980
1991 27,294 125,697
1992 28,621 128,110
1993 29,976 130,467
1994 31,352 132,732
1995 32,743 134,895
1996 34,143 136,962
1997 35,543 138,922
1998 36,922 140,751
1999 38,284 142,442
2000 39,674 144,018
2001 41,089 146,375
2002 42,514 149,922
2003 43,934 153,814
2004 45,352 157,705
2005 46,788 161,639
2006 48,232 165,638
2007 49,687 169,700
2008 51,151 173,793
2009 52,618 177,853
2010 54,099 181,802
2011 55,606 185,649
2012 57,136 189,439
2013 58,655 193,148
2014 60,160 196,767
2015 61,642 200,291
2016 63,100 203,689
2017 64,535 206,970
2018 65,941 210,187
2019 67,327 213,392
2020 68,684 217,435
2021 70,108 221,961
2022 71,591 226,305
2023 73,038 230,871
2024 74,457 235,536

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Sao Tome
1960 4.71 6.24
1961 4.78 6.26
1962 4.79 6.28
1963 4.69 6.31
1964 4.41 6.33
1965 4.16 6.35
1966 4.08 6.37
1967 4.05 6.39
1968 3.99 6.42
1969 3.52 6.44
1970 4.66 6.47
1971 3.47 6.49
1972 4.89 6.51
1973 3.56 6.53
1974 2.96 6.53
1975 2.72 6.53
1976 2.53 6.52
1977 2.41 6.5
1978 2.37 6.47
1979 2.37 6.43
1980 2.4 6.39
1981 2.38 6.33
1982 2.01 6.28
1983 1.83 6.22
1984 1.79 6.16
1985 1.75 6.1
1986 1.69 6.05
1987 1.58 5.99
1988 1.63 5.94
1989 1.76 5.88
1990 1.78 5.83
1991 1.85 5.77
1992 1.73 5.7
1993 1.67 5.64
1994 1.66 5.56
1995 1.67 5.55
1996 1.69 5.47
1997 1.7 5.4
1998 1.7 5.3
1999 1.71 5.23
2000 1.71 5.16
2001 1.7 5.1
2002 1.68 5.06
2003 1.67 5.01
2004 1.67 4.96
2005 1.67 4.94
2006 1.67 4.93
2007 1.68 4.96
2008 1.7 4.91
2009 1.72 4.84
2010 1.69 4.77
2011 1.64 4.72
2012 1.53 4.66
2013 1.45 4.58
2014 1.33 4.49
2015 1.27 4.35
2016 1.23 4.2
2017 1.22 4.07
2018 1.28 3.98
2019 1.51 3.9
2020 1.55 3.83
2021 1.55 3.76
2022 1.54 3.7
2023 1.53 3.64

Cayman Islands and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Sao Tome
1960 23.5 24.2
1961 23.3 24.3
1962 22.9 24.1
1963 22.6 23.5
1964 22.3 22.4
1965 22.1 21
1966 21.8 19.5
1967 21.6 18.5
1968 21.3 17.7
1969 21.2 17.2
1970 21.2 16.9
1971 21.4 16.9
1972 21.8 17
1973 22.2 17
1974 22.6 17.1
1975 23.1 17.1
1976 23.7 17.1
1977 24.3 17.2
1978 25 17.2
1979 25.7 17.3
1980 26 17.3
1981 26.1 17.4
1982 26.2 17.4
1983 26.4 17.4
1984 26.8 17.4
1985 27.2 17.4
1986 27.6 17.4
1987 28.1 17.4
1988 28.6 17.4
1989 29.1 17.4
1990 29.5 17.4
1991 29.6 17.3
1992 29.9 17.3
1993 30.1 17.2
1994 30.5 17.2
1995 30.8 17.3
1996 31.3 17.3
1997 31.8 17.4
1998 32.3 17.5
1999 32.9 17.7
2000 33.2 17.9
2001 33.3 18
2002 33.4 18.1
2003 33.5 18.3
2004 33.7 18.4
2005 33.9 18.5
2006 34.2 18.6
2007 34.5 18.7
2008 34.8 18.7
2009 35.1 18.7
2010 35.4 18.8
2011 35.7 18.9
2012 35.8 18.9
2013 35.9 18.9
2014 36.1 18.9
2015 36.3 19
2016 36.5 19
2017 36.8 19.1
2018 37.1 19.3
2019 37.4 19.4
2020 37.8 19.5
2021 38.1 19.7
2022 38.5 19.9
2023 38.9 20.1
2024 39.3 20.3

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Finance

Cayman Islands Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
5.03%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
73.2%
2018

Energy

Cayman Islands Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
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

Cayman Islands Sao Tome
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
45
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
27.9
2019
Visa free countries n/a
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
93.8%
2022
English speaking
76.6%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
61.5%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
13.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Sao Tome
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
808 mi
2018

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