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Denmark vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Denmark has a population of 5.98M (ranked 114/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Denmark's land area is 15,444 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 130th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Denmark Sao Tome
Population
6018959
244055
Population rank 114/197 176/197
GDP
$429B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 38/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$71,852
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 12/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,514
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.6%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,114
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 31/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$50,067
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
15,444 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
387 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
42.3 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Denmark

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Denmark Sao Tome
1960 $6,361,166,545 -
1961 $7,058,361,229 -
1962 $7,953,274,741 -
1963 $8,466,044,980 -
1964 $9,677,401,337 -
1965 $10,870,670,865 -
1966 $11,931,740,293 -
1967 $13,059,064,806 -
1968 $13,505,574,133 -
1969 $15,414,902,667 -
1970 $17,075,457,733 $37,211,826
1971 $19,086,192,720 $37,288,845
1972 $23,230,667,549 $41,430,257
1973 $30,718,181,337 $56,011,245
1974 $34,125,712,481 $57,817,591
1975 $40,418,967,666 $60,101,710
1976 $44,503,607,444 $52,039,421
1977 $49,711,709,588 $49,207,692
1978 $60,320,089,218 $55,044,563
1979 $70,393,030,603 $65,755,928
1980 $70,811,287,816 $81,662,231
1981 $61,459,941,461 $83,499,264
1982 $60,084,214,872 $80,307,763
1983 $60,331,158,447 $75,110,289
1984 $58,868,891,335 $78,213,796
1985 $62,452,421,011 $82,733,069
1986 $87,748,695,217 $115,928,907
1987 $109,183,446,340 $115,952,925
1988 $115,540,189,705 $99,000,764
1989 $112,312,200,761 $98,545,367
1990 $138,217,740,684 $119,297,933
1991 $139,180,507,778 $107,484,143
1992 $152,966,494,260 $94,861,781
1993 $143,111,306,004 $125,742,229
1994 $156,017,919,221 $131,338,415
1995 $184,848,481,008 $103,695,237
1996 $187,481,157,846 $135,188,166
1997 $173,241,365,735 $91,920,274
1998 $176,877,077,513 $72,285,404
1999 $177,887,720,536 $77,302,212
2000 $164,043,817,224 $76,198,395
2001 $164,881,594,415 $75,951,133
2002 $178,788,209,558 $85,171,074
2003 $218,421,193,436 $102,085,769
2004 $251,986,155,631 $114,582,284
2005 $265,150,087,712 $136,450,662
2006 $283,386,151,544 $142,775,104
2007 $320,213,157,595 $149,146,919
2008 $354,979,471,960 $188,021,165
2009 $322,619,152,195 $200,668,065
2010 $322,345,594,075 $190,021,192
2011 $344,315,595,263 $226,455,001
2012 $326,792,574,245 $229,371,348
2013 $344,631,016,965 $267,041,748
2014 $352,832,602,064 $293,119,143
2015 $301,758,922,338 $259,999,643
2016 $312,181,849,372 $292,267,272
2017 $331,610,593,962 $322,002,845
2018 $355,293,374,912 $383,717,328
2019 $345,401,473,013 $412,976,083
2020 $355,631,021,932 $471,229,485
2021 $408,378,204,640 $524,402,456
2022 $401,945,576,108 $540,809,499
2023 $407,091,920,305 $678,976,265
2024 $429,457,372,072 $764,274,043

Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Denmark

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Denmark Sao Tome
1960 $1,389 -
1961 $1,531 -
1962 $1,711 -
1963 $1,807 -
1964 $2,049 -
1965 $2,284 -
1966 $2,487 -
1967 $2,701 -
1968 $2,776 -
1969 $3,151 -
1970 $3,464 $479
1971 $3,846 $470
1972 $4,654 $511
1973 $6,117 $676
1974 $6,764 $683
1975 $7,988 $693
1976 $8,773 $585
1977 $9,770 $539
1978 $11,818 $587
1979 $13,757 $683
1980 $13,822 $829
1981 $12,000 $830
1982 $11,740 $783
1983 $11,797 $720
1984 $11,517 $735
1985 $12,213 $761
1986 $17,137 $1,043
1987 $21,296 $1,018
1988 $22,525 $847
1989 $21,882 $821
1990 $26,886 $970
1991 $27,003 $855
1992 $29,579 $740
1993 $27,582 $964
1994 $29,968 $990
1995 $35,321 $769
1996 $35,622 $987
1997 $32,780 $662
1998 $33,346 $514
1999 $33,426 $543
2000 $30,722 $529
2001 $30,768 $519
2002 $33,257 $568
2003 $40,519 $664
2004 $46,625 $727
2005 $48,926 $844
2006 $52,119 $862
2007 $58,632 $879
2008 $64,617 $1,082
2009 $58,413 $1,128
2010 $58,105 $1,045
2011 $61,810 $1,220
2012 $58,444 $1,211
2013 $61,378 $1,383
2014 $62,520 $1,490
2015 $53,094 $1,298
2016 $54,501 $1,435
2017 $57,522 $1,556
2018 $61,325 $1,826
2019 $59,404 $1,935
2020 $60,985 $2,167
2021 $69,728 $2,363
2022 $68,091 $2,390
2023 $68,454 $2,941
2024 $71,852 $3,245

Denmark vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Denmark

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Denmark Sao Tome
1950 70.3 39.1
1951 70.9 39.1
1952 70.8 39.1
1953 71.2 39.1
1954 71.3 39.2
1955 71.9 39.3
1956 72 39.5
1957 71.8 40.1
1958 72.2 41
1959 72.2 42.1
1960 72.2 43.6
1961 72.5 45.2
1962 72.4 46.8
1963 72.4 48.4
1964 72.5 49.7
1965 72.4 51.1
1966 72.5 52.3
1967 73 53.4
1968 73.1 54.5
1969 73.2 55.4
1970 73.4 56.3
1971 73.4 57
1972 73.5 57.4
1973 73.7 57.9
1974 73.8 58.3
1975 74.1 58.6
1976 73.8 58.8
1977 74.7 59
1978 74.4 59.1
1979 74.2 59.3
1980 74.1 59.4
1981 74.3 59.4
1982 74.6 59.5
1983 74.5 59.7
1984 74.6 59.9
1985 74.5 60.1
1986 74.6 57.6
1987 74.7 60.7
1988 74.8 60.8
1989 74.9 59.7
1990 74.9 60.7
1991 75.2 60.8
1992 75.3 60.7
1993 75.2 60.6
1994 75.4 60.6
1995 75.3 60.5
1996 75.7 60.6
1997 76 60.6
1998 76.4 60.8
1999 76.6 61
2000 76.8 61.2
2001 77 61.5
2002 77.1 61.8
2003 77.4 62.2
2004 77.8 62.6
2005 78.2 62.4
2006 78.2 63
2007 78.3 63.3
2008 78.7 63.4
2009 79 63.7
2010 79.2 63.9
2011 79.8 64.1
2012 80.1 64.5
2013 80.3 64.9
2014 80.6 65.5
2015 80.7 66
2016 80.9 66.6
2017 81.1 67.1
2018 81 67.6
2019 81.4 68
2020 81.5 68
2021 81.4 68
2022 81.3 69.2
2023 81.9 69.7
2024 82.1 69.9
2025 82.2 70.1

Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Denmark

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Denmark Sao Tome
1960 4,579,603 68,012
1961 4,611,687 68,707
1962 4,647,727 69,403
1963 4,684,483 70,112
1964 4,722,072 70,865
1965 4,759,012 71,680
1966 4,797,381 72,576
1967 4,835,354 73,596
1968 4,864,883 74,765
1969 4,891,860 76,083
1970 4,928,757 77,626
1971 4,963,126 79,330
1972 4,991,596 81,041
1973 5,021,861 82,798
1974 5,045,297 84,672
1975 5,059,862 86,708
1976 5,072,596 88,922
1977 5,088,419 91,301
1978 5,104,248 93,794
1979 5,116,801 96,252
1980 5,123,027 98,544
1981 5,121,572 100,615
1982 5,117,810 102,508
1983 5,114,297 104,380
1984 5,111,619 106,394
1985 5,113,691 108,658
1986 5,120,534 111,150
1987 5,127,024 113,919
1988 5,129,516 116,939
1989 5,132,594 119,979
1990 5,140,939 122,980
1991 5,154,298 125,697
1992 5,171,370 128,110
1993 5,188,628 130,467
1994 5,206,180 132,732
1995 5,233,373 134,895
1996 5,263,074 136,962
1997 5,284,991 138,922
1998 5,304,219 140,751
1999 5,321,799 142,442
2000 5,339,616 144,018
2001 5,358,783 146,375
2002 5,375,931 149,922
2003 5,390,574 153,814
2004 5,404,523 157,705
2005 5,419,432 161,639
2006 5,437,272 165,638
2007 5,461,438 169,700
2008 5,493,621 173,793
2009 5,523,095 177,853
2010 5,547,683 181,802
2011 5,570,572 185,649
2012 5,591,572 189,439
2013 5,614,932 193,148
2014 5,643,475 196,767
2015 5,683,483 200,291
2016 5,728,010 203,689
2017 5,764,980 206,970
2018 5,793,636 210,187
2019 5,814,422 213,392
2020 5,831,404 217,435
2021 5,856,733 221,961
2022 5,903,037 226,305
2023 5,946,952 230,871
2024 5,976,992 235,536

Fertility rates in Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Denmark

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Denmark Sao Tome
1960 2.57 6.24
1961 2.55 6.26
1962 2.55 6.28
1963 2.67 6.31
1964 2.6 6.33
1965 2.61 6.35
1966 2.62 6.37
1967 2.35 6.39
1968 2.12 6.42
1969 2 6.44
1970 1.95 6.47
1971 2.04 6.49
1972 2.03 6.51
1973 1.92 6.53
1974 1.9 6.53
1975 1.92 6.53
1976 1.75 6.52
1977 1.66 6.5
1978 1.67 6.47
1979 1.6 6.43
1980 1.55 6.39
1981 1.44 6.33
1982 1.43 6.28
1983 1.38 6.22
1984 1.4 6.16
1985 1.45 6.1
1986 1.48 6.05
1987 1.5 5.99
1988 1.56 5.94
1989 1.62 5.88
1990 1.67 5.83
1991 1.68 5.77
1992 1.76 5.7
1993 1.75 5.64
1994 1.81 5.56
1995 1.8 5.55
1996 1.75 5.47
1997 1.75 5.4
1998 1.72 5.3
1999 1.73 5.23
2000 1.77 5.16
2001 1.74 5.1
2002 1.72 5.06
2003 1.76 5.01
2004 1.78 4.96
2005 1.8 4.94
2006 1.85 4.93
2007 1.84 4.96
2008 1.89 4.91
2009 1.84 4.84
2010 1.87 4.77
2011 1.75 4.72
2012 1.73 4.66
2013 1.67 4.58
2014 1.69 4.49
2015 1.71 4.35
2016 1.79 4.2
2017 1.75 4.07
2018 1.73 3.98
2019 1.7 3.9
2020 1.68 3.83
2021 1.72 3.76
2022 1.55 3.7
2023 1.5 3.64

Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Denmark

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Denmark Sao Tome
1960 33 24.2
1961 33.1 24.3
1962 33 24.1
1963 33 23.5
1964 32.9 22.4
1965 32.8 21
1966 32.6 19.5
1967 32.5 18.5
1968 32.5 17.7
1969 32.5 17.2
1970 32.5 16.9
1971 32.5 16.9
1972 32.6 17
1973 32.7 17
1974 32.8 17.1
1975 33 17.1
1976 33.2 17.1
1977 33.4 17.2
1978 33.7 17.2
1979 33.9 17.3
1980 34.3 17.3
1981 34.7 17.4
1982 35.1 17.4
1983 35.5 17.4
1984 35.7 17.4
1985 36 17.4
1986 36.2 17.4
1987 36.5 17.4
1988 36.7 17.4
1989 36.9 17.4
1990 37.1 17.4
1991 37.3 17.3
1992 37.4 17.3
1993 37.5 17.2
1994 37.6 17.2
1995 37.7 17.3
1996 37.7 17.3
1997 37.9 17.4
1998 38 17.5
1999 38.2 17.7
2000 38.4 17.9
2001 38.6 18
2002 38.8 18.1
2003 39 18.3
2004 39.2 18.4
2005 39.5 18.5
2006 39.8 18.6
2007 40.1 18.7
2008 40.2 18.7
2009 40.4 18.7
2010 40.5 18.8
2011 40.7 18.9
2012 41 18.9
2013 41.2 18.9
2014 41.4 18.9
2015 41.5 19
2016 41.6 19
2017 41.7 19.1
2018 41.8 19.3
2019 41.9 19.4
2020 42.1 19.5
2021 42.2 19.7
2022 42.1 19.9
2023 42.2 20.1
2024 42.3 20.3

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Finance

Denmark Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$441B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.4%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.36%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.2%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.15%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
64%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.1
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2023
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of billionaires
9
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
178
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$151B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.52B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
15,595,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
4.5%
2018
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
98.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Denmark Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,483 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.7
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26.8 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.5 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
50%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
39.5%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
43.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,878 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
79%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Denmark Sao Tome
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+25,639
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
88.6%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.56 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
95.5
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
90
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
97
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.7
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
93.8%
2022
English speaking
86.1%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2024
61.5%
2023

Health

Denmark Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,432
2023
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$890
2023
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2020
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
13.6%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
84
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.2%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.49 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Denmark Sao Tome
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
2,584 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,120 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,437 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
45,717 mi
2010
808 mi
2018

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