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Dominica vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 175th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Sao Tome
Population
65870
244055
Population rank 188/197 176/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 190/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Dominica 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 $45,872,947 $49,207,692
1978 $57,130,216 $55,044,563
1979 $55,017,759 $65,755,928
1980 $72,804,653 $81,662,231
1981 $82,107,391 $83,499,264
1982 $89,527,577 $80,307,763
1983 $98,665,191 $75,110,289
1984 $109,157,071 $78,213,796
1985 $119,491,933 $82,733,069
1986 $135,161,959 $115,928,907
1987 $151,868,754 $115,952,925
1988 $171,106,184 $99,000,764
1989 $185,137,243 $98,545,367
1990 $201,429,630 $119,297,933
1991 $219,762,963 $107,484,143
1992 $234,059,259 $94,861,781
1993 $245,525,926 $125,742,229
1994 $264,374,074 $131,338,415
1995 $274,522,222 $103,695,237
1996 $292,285,185 $135,188,166
1997 $302,988,889 $91,920,274
1998 $322,411,111 $72,285,404
1999 $331,759,259 $77,302,212
2000 $333,470,370 $76,198,395
2001 $377,462,963 $75,951,133
2002 $375,200,000 $85,171,074
2003 $373,318,519 $102,085,769
2004 $396,711,111 $114,582,284
2005 $391,455,556 $136,450,662
2006 $416,674,074 $142,775,104
2007 $444,685,185 $149,146,919
2008 $480,003,704 $188,021,165
2009 $515,618,519 $200,668,065
2010 $519,859,259 $190,021,192
2011 $532,081,481 $226,455,001
2012 $520,355,556 $229,371,348
2013 $545,325,926 $267,041,748
2014 $572,255,556 $293,119,143
2015 $583,177,778 $259,999,643
2016 $612,711,111 $292,267,272
2017 $563,355,556 $322,002,845
2018 $628,244,444 $383,717,328
2019 $644,259,259 $412,976,083
2020 $528,944,444 $471,229,485
2021 $562,911,111 $524,402,456
2022 $623,062,963 $540,809,499
2023 $659,311,111 $678,976,265
2024 $688,881,481 $764,274,043

Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Sao Tome
1970 - $479
1971 - $470
1972 - $511
1973 - $676
1974 - $683
1975 - $693
1976 - $585
1977 $634 $539
1978 $786 $587
1979 $754 $683
1980 $996 $829
1981 $1,125 $830
1982 $1,232 $783
1983 $1,363 $720
1984 $1,515 $735
1985 $1,666 $761
1986 $1,893 $1,043
1987 $2,138 $1,018
1988 $2,423 $847
1989 $2,639 $821
1990 $2,893 $970
1991 $3,171 $855
1992 $3,376 $740
1993 $3,536 $964
1994 $3,805 $990
1995 $3,952 $769
1996 $4,211 $987
1997 $4,372 $662
1998 $4,664 $514
1999 $4,817 $543
2000 $4,867 $529
2001 $5,528 $519
2002 $5,488 $568
2003 $5,447 $664
2004 $5,779 $727
2005 $5,695 $844
2006 $6,056 $862
2007 $6,459 $879
2008 $6,971 $1,082
2009 $7,487 $1,128
2010 $7,550 $1,045
2011 $7,705 $1,220
2012 $7,529 $1,211
2013 $7,822 $1,383
2014 $8,132 $1,490
2015 $8,283 $1,298
2016 $8,803 $1,435
2017 $8,225 $1,556
2018 $9,215 $1,826
2019 $9,491 $1,935
2020 $7,828 $2,167
2021 $8,376 $2,363
2022 $9,324 $2,390
2023 $9,913 $2,941
2024 $10,405 $3,245

Dominica vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Sao Tome
1950 44.5 39.1
1951 46.3 39.1
1952 48.2 39.1
1953 50 39.1
1954 51.7 39.2
1955 53.4 39.3
1956 55 39.5
1957 56.5 40.1
1958 57.9 41
1959 59.1 42.1
1960 60.1 43.6
1961 61 45.2
1962 61.9 46.8
1963 62.6 48.4
1964 63.3 49.7
1965 63.9 51.1
1966 64.5 52.3
1967 64.9 53.4
1968 65.3 54.5
1969 65.7 55.4
1970 66.2 56.3
1971 66.8 57
1972 67.5 57.4
1973 68.1 57.9
1974 68.6 58.3
1975 69.1 58.6
1976 69.4 58.8
1977 69.7 59
1978 70.1 59.1
1979 69.2 59.3
1980 71 59.4
1981 71.5 59.4
1982 71.7 59.5
1983 72 59.7
1984 71.9 59.9
1985 71.9 60.1
1986 71.7 57.6
1987 71.4 60.7
1988 71 60.8
1989 70.7 59.7
1990 70.5 60.7
1991 70.4 60.8
1992 70.5 60.7
1993 70.6 60.6
1994 70.8 60.6
1995 70.8 60.5
1996 71 60.6
1997 71.2 60.6
1998 71.4 60.8
1999 71.5 61
2000 71.7 61.2
2001 71.9 61.5
2002 71.9 61.8
2003 71.9 62.2
2004 72 62.6
2005 72 62.4
2006 72 63
2007 71.9 63.3
2008 71.9 63.4
2009 71.8 63.7
2010 71.7 63.9
2011 71.5 64.1
2012 71.4 64.5
2013 71.2 64.9
2014 71.2 65.5
2015 70 66
2016 71.2 66.6
2017 68.6 67.1
2018 71.4 67.6
2019 71.3 68
2020 71.3 68
2021 69.8 68
2022 71.1 69.2
2023 71.1 69.7
2024 71.3 69.9
2025 71.5 70.1

Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Dominica Sao Tome
1960 59,372 68,012
1961 60,209 68,707
1962 60,948 69,403
1963 61,739 70,112
1964 62,587 70,865
1965 63,505 71,680
1966 64,507 72,576
1967 65,585 73,596
1968 66,732 74,765
1969 67,934 76,083
1970 68,908 77,626
1971 69,532 79,330
1972 70,060 81,041
1973 70,585 82,798
1974 71,091 84,672
1975 71,570 86,708
1976 72,017 88,922
1977 72,406 91,301
1978 72,724 93,794
1979 72,959 96,252
1980 73,083 98,544
1981 72,986 100,615
1982 72,688 102,508
1983 72,365 104,380
1984 72,056 106,394
1985 71,744 108,658
1986 71,406 111,150
1987 71,023 113,919
1988 70,608 116,939
1989 70,153 119,979
1990 69,627 122,980
1991 69,296 125,697
1992 69,325 128,110
1993 69,433 130,467
1994 69,477 132,732
1995 69,469 134,895
1996 69,410 136,962
1997 69,299 138,922
1998 69,124 140,751
1999 68,870 142,442
2000 68,511 144,018
2001 68,288 146,375
2002 68,367 149,922
2003 68,531 153,814
2004 68,649 157,705
2005 68,734 161,639
2006 68,806 165,638
2007 68,847 169,700
2008 68,854 173,793
2009 68,864 177,853
2010 68,859 181,802
2011 69,053 185,649
2012 69,118 189,439
2013 69,715 193,148
2014 70,373 196,767
2015 70,410 200,291
2016 69,606 203,689
2017 68,496 206,970
2018 68,174 210,187
2019 67,880 213,392
2020 67,573 217,435
2021 67,202 221,961
2022 66,826 226,305
2023 66,510 230,871
2024 66,205 235,536

Fertility rates in Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Dominica

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Sao Tome
1960 6.18 6.24
1961 6.16 6.26
1962 6.12 6.28
1963 6.08 6.31
1964 6.03 6.33
1965 5.95 6.35
1966 5.86 6.37
1967 5.74 6.39
1968 5.59 6.42
1969 5.41 6.44
1970 5.22 6.47
1971 4.99 6.49
1972 4.67 6.51
1973 4.28 6.53
1974 3.84 6.53
1975 3.46 6.53
1976 3.19 6.52
1977 3.02 6.5
1978 2.96 6.47
1979 2.96 6.43
1980 3.04 6.39
1981 3.11 6.33
1982 3.17 6.28
1983 3.18 6.22
1984 3.15 6.16
1985 3.12 6.1
1986 3.08 6.05
1987 3.06 5.99
1988 3.06 5.94
1989 3.06 5.88
1990 3.09 5.83
1991 3.15 5.77
1992 3.18 5.7
1993 3.2 5.64
1994 2.96 5.56
1995 2.71 5.55
1996 2.55 5.47
1997 2.41 5.4
1998 2.32 5.3
1999 2.46 5.23
2000 2.35 5.16
2001 2.4 5.1
2002 2.16 5.06
2003 2.08 5.01
2004 2.02 4.96
2005 2 4.94
2006 2.07 4.93
2007 2.02 4.96
2008 1.97 4.91
2009 1.92 4.84
2010 1.89 4.77
2011 1.86 4.72
2012 1.83 4.66
2013 1.78 4.58
2014 1.71 4.49
2015 1.65 4.35
2016 1.58 4.2
2017 1.54 4.07
2018 1.52 3.98
2019 1.5 3.9
2020 1.5 3.83
2021 1.48 3.76
2022 1.48 3.7
2023 1.48 3.64

Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Dominica Sao Tome
1960 18 24.2
1961 17.8 24.3
1962 17.6 24.1
1963 17.4 23.5
1964 17.2 22.4
1965 16.9 21
1966 16.6 19.5
1967 16.3 18.5
1968 16 17.7
1969 15.7 17.2
1970 15.7 16.9
1971 15.9 16.9
1972 16.3 17
1973 16.6 17
1974 16.9 17.1
1975 17.2 17.1
1976 17.5 17.1
1977 17.8 17.2
1978 18.1 17.2
1979 18.4 17.3
1980 18.7 17.3
1981 19.1 17.4
1982 19.6 17.4
1983 20 17.4
1984 20.6 17.4
1985 21.1 17.4
1986 21.6 17.4
1987 22 17.4
1988 22.3 17.4
1989 22.6 17.4
1990 22.9 17.4
1991 23.2 17.3
1992 23.6 17.3
1993 24 17.2
1994 24.5 17.2
1995 25 17.3
1996 25.6 17.3
1997 26.1 17.4
1998 26.6 17.5
1999 27.1 17.7
2000 27.6 17.9
2001 28 18
2002 28.4 18.1
2003 28.8 18.3
2004 29.2 18.4
2005 29.6 18.5
2006 30 18.6
2007 30.3 18.7
2008 30.6 18.7
2009 31 18.7
2010 31.5 18.8
2011 31.6 18.9
2012 31.8 18.9
2013 31.4 18.9
2014 31.2 18.9
2015 31.6 19
2016 32.8 19
2017 34.1 19.1
2018 34.5 19.3
2019 35 19.4
2020 35.5 19.5
2021 35.9 19.7
2022 36.3 19.9
2023 36.6 20.1
2024 37 20.3

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Finance

Dominica Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
5.03%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
73.2%
2018

Energy

Dominica Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Dominica Sao Tome
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
93.8%
2022
English speaking
94%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Dominica Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Sao Tome
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
808 mi
2018

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