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Chile vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Chile has a population of 19.8M (ranked 66/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Chile's land area is 286,809 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 38th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Chile Sao Tome
Population
19928941
244055
Population rank 67/197 176/197
GDP
$330B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 46/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$16,710
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 65/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$34,637
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$139B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,015
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 69/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,593
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
286,809 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.17
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
37.5 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Chile and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Chile and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Chile

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Chile Sao Tome
1960 $4,211,103,677 -
1961 $4,948,564,551 -
1962 $5,765,971,144 -
1963 $5,702,520,146 -
1964 $6,065,708,668 -
1965 $6,183,988,944 -
1966 $7,256,882,086 -
1967 $7,145,068,068 -
1968 $7,286,820,526 -
1969 $8,456,519,044 -
1970 $9,261,006,540 $37,211,826
1971 $10,999,807,567 $37,288,845
1972 $12,057,501,635 $41,430,257
1973 $17,237,336,173 $56,011,245
1974 $16,584,311,220 $57,817,591
1975 $7,812,161,793 $60,101,710
1976 $10,523,479,089 $52,039,421
1977 $14,272,711,437 $49,207,692
1978 $16,373,093,554 $55,044,563
1979 $22,249,574,628 $65,755,928
1980 $29,586,676,576 $81,662,231
1981 $35,180,322,211 $83,499,264
1982 $19,710,229,067 $80,307,763
1983 $20,629,678,694 $75,110,289
1984 $19,974,595,028 $78,213,796
1985 $17,933,557,360 $82,733,069
1986 $19,197,818,085 $115,928,907
1987 $22,605,488,851 $115,952,925
1988 $26,174,858,614 $99,000,764
1989 $30,101,767,991 $98,545,367
1990 $33,428,580,448 $119,297,933
1991 $38,232,330,917 $107,484,143
1992 $46,538,895,686 $94,861,781
1993 $49,934,943,321 $125,742,229
1994 $57,438,273,591 $131,338,415
1995 $73,820,425,702 $103,695,237
1996 $78,584,098,984 $135,188,166
1997 $85,741,415,285 $91,920,274
1998 $81,990,010,704 $72,285,404
1999 $75,578,685,736 $77,302,212
2000 $78,339,750,721 $76,198,395
2001 $71,574,739,561 $75,951,133
2002 $70,264,045,939 $85,171,074
2003 $76,492,579,644 $102,085,769
2004 $99,075,985,774 $114,582,284
2005 $122,294,145,163 $136,450,662
2006 $153,843,518,171 $142,775,104
2007 $172,491,076,034 $149,146,919
2008 $179,894,594,475 $188,021,165
2009 $171,777,900,624 $200,668,065
2010 $217,051,209,239 $190,021,192
2011 $251,382,573,894 $226,455,001
2012 $267,024,782,487 $229,371,348
2013 $277,395,018,842 $267,041,748
2014 $259,560,978,224 $293,119,143
2015 $242,450,355,831 $259,999,643
2016 $249,344,863,928 $292,267,272
2017 $276,154,259,981 $322,002,845
2018 $295,857,562,992 $383,717,328
2019 $278,285,058,719 $412,976,083
2020 $254,042,159,309 $471,229,485
2021 $315,325,547,162 $524,402,456
2022 $301,226,575,540 $540,809,499
2023 $335,518,054,098 $678,976,265
2024 $330,267,137,372 $764,274,043

Chile and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Chile

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Chile Sao Tome
1960 $516 -
1961 $594 -
1962 $679 -
1963 $658 -
1964 $686 -
1965 $686 -
1966 $790 -
1967 $764 -
1968 $766 -
1969 $874 -
1970 $941 $479
1971 $1,099 $470
1972 $1,185 $511
1973 $1,667 $676
1974 $1,579 $683
1975 $732 $693
1976 $971 $585
1977 $1,297 $539
1978 $1,465 $587
1979 $1,962 $683
1980 $2,571 $829
1981 $3,012 $830
1982 $1,663 $783
1983 $1,715 $720
1984 $1,636 $735
1985 $1,447 $761
1986 $1,525 $1,043
1987 $1,767 $1,018
1988 $2,014 $847
1989 $2,278 $821
1990 $2,488 $970
1991 $2,798 $855
1992 $3,352 $740
1993 $3,541 $964
1994 $4,012 $990
1995 $5,081 $769
1996 $5,334 $987
1997 $5,742 $662
1998 $5,420 $514
1999 $4,934 $543
2000 $5,053 $529
2001 $4,564 $519
2002 $4,431 $568
2003 $4,773 $664
2004 $6,121 $727
2005 $7,480 $844
2006 $9,319 $862
2007 $10,346 $879
2008 $10,683 $1,082
2009 $10,099 $1,128
2010 $12,633 $1,045
2011 $14,487 $1,220
2012 $15,242 $1,211
2013 $15,684 $1,383
2014 $14,530 $1,490
2015 $13,434 $1,298
2016 $13,650 $1,435
2017 $14,880 $1,556
2018 $15,659 $1,826
2019 $14,496 $1,935
2020 $13,115 $2,167
2021 $16,207 $2,363
2022 $15,406 $2,390
2023 $17,067 $2,941
2024 $16,710 $3,245

Chile vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chile

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Chile Sao Tome
1950 53.2 39.1
1951 53.5 39.1
1952 53.9 39.1
1953 54.3 39.1
1954 54.7 39.2
1955 54.9 39.3
1956 55.5 39.5
1957 55.8 40.1
1958 56.3 41
1959 56.6 42.1
1960 57.2 43.6
1961 57.3 45.2
1962 57.8 46.8
1963 58.3 48.4
1964 58.8 49.7
1965 59.5 51.1
1966 60.4 52.3
1967 61.1 53.4
1968 61.7 54.5
1969 62.3 55.4
1970 62.6 56.3
1971 63.1 57
1972 63.7 57.4
1973 64.4 57.9
1974 65.1 58.3
1975 66 58.6
1976 66.8 58.8
1977 67.5 59
1978 68 59.1
1979 68.9 59.3
1980 69.5 59.4
1981 69.8 59.4
1982 70.3 59.5
1983 70.8 59.7
1984 71.2 59.9
1985 71.6 60.1
1986 72.1 57.6
1987 72.5 60.7
1988 72.8 60.8
1989 73.2 59.7
1990 73.7 60.7
1991 74.1 60.8
1992 74.4 60.7
1993 74.7 60.6
1994 75 60.6
1995 75.3 60.5
1996 75.6 60.6
1997 75.8 60.6
1998 76.3 60.8
1999 76.7 61
2000 77.1 61.2
2001 77.6 61.5
2002 77.8 61.8
2003 77.9 62.2
2004 78.3 62.6
2005 78.5 62.4
2006 78.5 63
2007 78.7 63.3
2008 78.8 63.4
2009 78.9 63.7
2010 79.1 63.9
2011 79.2 64.1
2012 79.2 64.5
2013 79.6 64.9
2014 79.7 65.5
2015 80 66
2016 80.3 66.6
2017 80.6 67.1
2018 80.6 67.6
2019 80.3 68
2020 79.3 68
2021 78.9 68
2022 79.2 69.2
2023 81.2 69.7
2024 81.4 69.9
2025 81.5 70.1

Chile and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Chile

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Chile Sao Tome
1960 8,153,350 68,012
1961 8,324,802 68,707
1962 8,497,059 69,403
1963 8,670,144 70,112
1964 8,842,525 70,865
1965 9,012,938 71,680
1966 9,181,722 72,576
1967 9,348,939 73,596
1968 9,514,716 74,765
1969 9,680,282 76,083
1970 9,845,344 77,626
1971 10,009,701 79,330
1972 10,174,678 81,041
1973 10,340,362 82,798
1974 10,505,817 84,672
1975 10,671,559 86,708
1976 10,838,251 88,922
1977 11,005,519 91,301
1978 11,172,695 93,794
1979 11,339,779 96,252
1980 11,508,550 98,544
1981 11,678,717 100,615
1982 11,850,214 102,508
1983 12,026,138 104,380
1984 12,207,733 106,394
1985 12,395,274 108,658
1986 12,588,914 111,150
1987 12,790,150 113,919
1988 12,999,424 116,939
1989 13,215,005 119,979
1990 13,437,176 122,980
1991 13,662,491 125,697
1992 13,884,577 128,110
1993 14,102,276 130,467
1994 14,316,256 132,732
1995 14,527,381 134,895
1996 14,734,046 136,962
1997 14,932,434 138,922
1998 15,127,799 140,751
1999 15,319,313 142,442
2000 15,503,635 144,018
2001 15,683,849 146,375
2002 15,857,925 149,922
2003 16,024,752 153,814
2004 16,187,322 157,705
2005 16,348,778 161,639
2006 16,509,195 165,638
2007 16,671,581 169,700
2008 16,838,988 173,793
2009 17,009,731 177,853
2010 17,181,464 181,802
2011 17,351,816 185,649
2012 17,519,119 189,439
2013 17,687,006 193,148
2014 17,864,195 196,767
2015 18,047,625 200,291
2016 18,267,221 203,689
2017 18,558,868 206,970
2018 18,893,191 210,187
2019 19,197,744 213,392
2020 19,370,624 217,435
2021 19,456,334 221,961
2022 19,553,036 226,305
2023 19,658,835 230,871
2024 19,764,771 235,536

Fertility rates in Chile and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Chile

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Chile Sao Tome
1960 4.7 6.24
1961 4.66 6.26
1962 4.6 6.28
1963 4.54 6.31
1964 4.46 6.33
1965 4.36 6.35
1966 4.26 6.37
1967 4.14 6.39
1968 4.03 6.42
1969 3.9 6.44
1970 3.78 6.47
1971 3.65 6.49
1972 3.53 6.51
1973 3.41 6.53
1974 3.29 6.53
1975 3.18 6.53
1976 3.08 6.52
1977 2.98 6.5
1978 2.89 6.47
1979 2.81 6.43
1980 2.74 6.39
1981 2.69 6.33
1982 2.65 6.28
1983 2.62 6.22
1984 2.6 6.16
1985 2.59 6.1
1986 2.59 6.05
1987 2.59 5.99
1988 2.59 5.94
1989 2.59 5.88
1990 2.58 5.83
1991 2.56 5.77
1992 2.48 5.7
1993 2.43 5.64
1994 2.38 5.56
1995 2.35 5.55
1996 2.28 5.47
1997 2.2 5.4
1998 2.15 5.3
1999 2.07 5.23
2000 2.05 5.16
2001 2.01 5.1
2002 1.93 5.06
2003 1.89 5.01
2004 1.84 4.96
2005 1.83 4.94
2006 1.8 4.93
2007 1.83 4.96
2008 1.85 4.91
2009 1.86 4.84
2010 1.84 4.77
2011 1.82 4.72
2012 1.8 4.66
2013 1.79 4.58
2014 1.77 4.49
2015 1.74 4.35
2016 1.69 4.2
2017 1.56 4.07
2018 1.54 3.98
2019 1.43 3.9
2020 1.31 3.83
2021 1.18 3.76
2022 1.25 3.7
2023 1.17 3.64

Chile and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Chile

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Chile Sao Tome
1960 20.4 24.2
1961 20.3 24.3
1962 20.3 24.1
1963 20.3 23.5
1964 20.3 22.4
1965 20.3 21
1966 20.3 19.5
1967 20.4 18.5
1968 20.5 17.7
1969 20.6 17.2
1970 20.8 16.9
1971 20.9 16.9
1972 21.1 17
1973 21.3 17
1974 21.5 17.1
1975 21.7 17.1
1976 22 17.1
1977 22.3 17.2
1978 22.5 17.2
1979 22.8 17.3
1980 23 17.3
1981 23.3 17.4
1982 23.6 17.4
1983 23.9 17.4
1984 24.2 17.4
1985 24.4 17.4
1986 24.7 17.4
1987 25 17.4
1988 25.3 17.4
1989 25.6 17.4
1990 25.9 17.4
1991 26.1 17.3
1992 26.4 17.3
1993 26.7 17.2
1994 27 17.2
1995 27.3 17.3
1996 27.7 17.3
1997 28 17.4
1998 28.3 17.5
1999 28.7 17.7
2000 29 17.9
2001 29.4 18
2002 29.8 18.1
2003 30.2 18.3
2004 30.6 18.4
2005 30.9 18.5
2006 31.3 18.6
2007 31.7 18.7
2008 32.1 18.7
2009 32.4 18.7
2010 32.7 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 35.1 19.3
2019 35.3 19.4
2020 35.7 19.5
2021 36.2 19.7
2022 36.6 19.9
2023 37 20.1
2024 37.5 20.3

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Finance

Chile Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$311B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.6%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
114,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.01%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.76%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
56.1%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.1%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.5%
2022
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2022
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires
81,274
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.53%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
437
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$262B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$44.4B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$100M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,431,000
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
85.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Chile Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,039 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.1
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.27 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
24.2%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
62.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,323 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
48.1%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
26%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Chile Sao Tome
% of world population
0.24%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+58,316
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
88.1%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
63
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
6.74
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
162
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.2%
2022
93.8%
2022
English speaking
9.53%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
94.5%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Chile Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,715
2023
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$601
2023
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.17
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
7.2
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
39.7%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.2%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.7%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.56 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Chile Sao Tome
% of world land
0.5%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
14,511 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,303 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
71,736 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,427 mi
2020
808 mi
2018

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