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Dominican Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 127th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Sao Tome
Population
11591984
244055
Population rank 84/197 176/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 65/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Sao Tome
1960 $672,399,700 -
1961 $654,100,200 -
1962 $824,100,000 -
1963 $940,799,900 -
1964 $1,025,599,900 -
1965 $888,100,000 -
1966 $983,900,000 -
1967 $1,034,800,000 -
1968 $1,079,100,000 -
1969 $1,230,500,000 -
1970 $1,485,500,000 $37,211,826
1971 $1,666,500,000 $37,288,845
1972 $1,987,400,000 $41,430,257
1973 $2,344,800,000 $56,011,245
1974 $2,925,700,000 $57,817,591
1975 $3,599,200,000 $60,101,710
1976 $3,951,500,000 $52,039,421
1977 $4,587,100,000 $49,207,692
1978 $4,734,400,000 $55,044,563
1979 $5,498,800,000 $65,755,928
1980 $6,761,300,000 $81,662,231
1981 $7,561,300,000 $83,499,264
1982 $8,267,400,000 $80,307,763
1983 $9,220,600,000 $75,110,289
1984 $11,594,000,000 $78,213,796
1985 $5,044,579,979 $82,733,069
1986 $6,122,128,558 $115,928,907
1987 $5,827,050,753 $115,952,925
1988 $5,374,299,981 $99,000,764
1989 $6,686,593,060 $98,545,367
1990 $7,073,675,545 $119,297,933
1991 $9,824,483,340 $107,484,143
1992 $11,605,382,504 $94,861,781
1993 $13,081,042,400 $125,742,229
1994 $14,644,734,599 $131,338,415
1995 $16,637,370,839 $103,695,237
1996 $18,241,622,548 $135,188,166
1997 $20,017,450,041 $91,920,274
1998 $21,672,215,547 $72,285,404
1999 $22,136,579,397 $77,302,212
2000 $24,305,780,629 $76,198,395
2001 $25,601,823,688 $75,951,133
2002 $27,137,440,786 $85,171,074
2003 $21,403,167,848 $102,085,769
2004 $22,322,387,382 $114,582,284
2005 $35,777,560,684 $136,450,662
2006 $37,879,830,084 $142,775,104
2007 $43,965,458,509 $149,146,919
2008 $48,091,433,554 $188,021,165
2009 $48,223,781,477 $200,668,065
2010 $53,801,053,353 $190,021,192
2011 $57,948,261,616 $226,455,001
2012 $60,561,635,556 $229,371,348
2013 $62,555,417,415 $267,041,748
2014 $67,014,329,100 $293,119,143
2015 $70,966,782,572 $259,999,643
2016 $75,552,902,636 $292,267,272
2017 $79,070,274,743 $322,002,845
2018 $84,994,732,049 $383,717,328
2019 $89,146,130,745 $412,976,083
2020 $78,546,672,407 $471,229,485
2021 $94,850,719,517 $524,402,456
2022 $113,478,087,135 $540,809,499
2023 $120,456,239,154 $678,976,265
2024 $124,282,245,639 $764,274,043

Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Sao Tome
1960 $205.7 -
1961 $193.9 -
1962 $236.8 -
1963 $262.2 -
1964 $277.3 -
1965 $233.2 -
1966 $250.9 -
1967 $256.2 -
1968 $259.6 -
1969 $287.7 -
1970 $338 $479
1971 $368 $470
1972 $427 $511
1973 $490 $676
1974 $595 $683
1975 $713 $693
1976 $763 $585
1977 $863 $539
1978 $868 $587
1979 $984 $683
1980 $1,180 $829
1981 $1,288 $830
1982 $1,376 $783
1983 $1,500 $720
1984 $1,844 $735
1985 $784 $761
1986 $932 $1,043
1987 $868 $1,018
1988 $784 $847
1989 $955 $821
1990 $989 $970
1991 $1,346 $855
1992 $1,558 $740
1993 $1,722 $964
1994 $1,892 $990
1995 $2,109 $769
1996 $2,271 $987
1997 $2,449 $662
1998 $2,608 $514
1999 $2,621 $543
2000 $2,831 $529
2001 $2,936 $519
2002 $3,066 $568
2003 $2,383 $664
2004 $2,452 $727
2005 $3,878 $844
2006 $4,055 $862
2007 $4,650 $879
2008 $5,024 $1,082
2009 $4,974 $1,128
2010 $5,479 $1,045
2011 $5,827 $1,220
2012 $6,014 $1,211
2013 $6,137 $1,383
2014 $6,496 $1,490
2015 $6,801 $1,298
2016 $7,160 $1,435
2017 $7,413 $1,556
2018 $7,883 $1,826
2019 $8,183 $1,935
2020 $7,135 $2,167
2021 $8,527 $2,363
2022 $10,104 $2,390
2023 $10,630 $2,941
2024 $10,876 $3,245

Dominican Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Sao Tome
1950 44.1 39.1
1951 44.8 39.1
1952 45.6 39.1
1953 46.3 39.1
1954 47.1 39.2
1955 47.9 39.3
1956 48.7 39.5
1957 49.5 40.1
1958 50.2 41
1959 51 42.1
1960 51.7 43.6
1961 52.4 45.2
1962 53.2 46.8
1963 53.8 48.4
1964 54.7 49.7
1965 52.8 51.1
1966 56 52.3
1967 56.6 53.4
1968 57.3 54.5
1969 57.9 55.4
1970 58.5 56.3
1971 59.1 57
1972 59.7 57.4
1973 60.2 57.9
1974 60.8 58.3
1975 61.3 58.6
1976 61.7 58.8
1977 62.2 59
1978 62.6 59.1
1979 62.4 59.3
1980 63.4 59.4
1981 63.8 59.4
1982 64.2 59.5
1983 64.6 59.7
1984 65.1 59.9
1985 65.6 60.1
1986 66.1 57.6
1987 66.5 60.7
1988 66.9 60.8
1989 67.3 59.7
1990 67.7 60.7
1991 68.2 60.8
1992 68.5 60.7
1993 68.9 60.6
1994 69.2 60.6
1995 69.4 60.5
1996 69.6 60.6
1997 69.8 60.6
1998 69.9 60.8
1999 70.2 61
2000 70.4 61.2
2001 70.6 61.5
2002 70.7 61.8
2003 70.9 62.2
2004 70.7 62.6
2005 71 62.4
2006 71.1 63
2007 71.1 63.3
2008 71.3 63.4
2009 71.6 63.7
2010 72 63.9
2011 72.5 64.1
2012 72.8 64.5
2013 73 64.9
2014 73.1 65.5
2015 73 66
2016 72.9 66.6
2017 73.4 67.1
2018 73.6 67.6
2019 73.1 68
2020 72.6 68
2021 71.8 68
2022 74.2 69.2
2023 73.7 69.7
2024 73.9 69.9
2025 74 70.1

Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Dominican Republic Sao Tome
1960 3,268,336 68,012
1961 3,373,233 68,707
1962 3,479,936 69,403
1963 3,588,287 70,112
1964 3,698,559 70,865
1965 3,808,963 71,680
1966 3,921,847 72,576
1967 4,038,928 73,596
1968 4,157,189 74,765
1969 4,277,035 76,083
1970 4,399,290 77,626
1971 4,524,234 79,330
1972 4,651,883 81,041
1973 4,782,227 82,798
1974 4,914,197 84,672
1975 5,046,776 86,708
1976 5,180,404 88,922
1977 5,315,443 91,301
1978 5,451,882 93,794
1979 5,589,690 96,252
1980 5,729,037 98,544
1981 5,868,453 100,615
1982 6,007,114 102,508
1983 6,147,248 104,380
1984 6,289,040 106,394
1985 6,430,404 108,658
1986 6,571,208 111,150
1987 6,712,515 113,919
1988 6,855,734 116,939
1989 7,002,295 119,979
1990 7,151,166 122,980
1991 7,299,853 125,697
1992 7,447,474 128,110
1993 7,594,572 130,467
1994 7,741,694 132,732
1995 7,888,115 134,895
1996 8,032,894 136,962
1997 8,174,078 138,922
1998 8,310,362 140,751
1999 8,446,208 142,442
2000 8,584,190 144,018
2001 8,720,283 146,375
2002 8,852,235 149,922
2003 8,980,620 153,814
2004 9,104,892 157,705
2005 9,225,034 161,639
2006 9,341,183 165,638
2007 9,455,658 169,700
2008 9,573,130 173,793
2009 9,695,265 177,853
2010 9,820,175 181,802
2011 9,945,621 185,649
2012 10,070,411 189,439
2013 10,193,833 193,148
2014 10,315,528 196,767
2015 10,434,829 200,291
2016 10,551,430 203,689
2017 10,666,843 206,970
2018 10,782,053 210,187
2019 10,894,043 213,392
2020 11,008,300 217,435
2021 11,123,476 221,961
2022 11,230,734 226,305
2023 11,331,265 230,871
2024 11,427,557 235,536

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Sao Tome
1960 7.56 6.24
1961 7.49 6.26
1962 7.4 6.28
1963 7.3 6.31
1964 7.19 6.33
1965 7.05 6.35
1966 6.95 6.37
1967 6.76 6.39
1968 6.55 6.42
1969 6.37 6.44
1970 6.18 6.47
1971 6.01 6.49
1972 5.84 6.51
1973 5.67 6.53
1974 5.44 6.53
1975 5.24 6.53
1976 5.05 6.52
1977 4.84 6.5
1978 4.64 6.47
1979 4.47 6.43
1980 4.3 6.39
1981 4.15 6.33
1982 4.01 6.28
1983 3.95 6.22
1984 3.82 6.16
1985 3.69 6.1
1986 3.6 6.05
1987 3.53 5.99
1988 3.5 5.94
1989 3.48 5.88
1990 3.41 5.83
1991 3.35 5.77
1992 3.29 5.7
1993 3.23 5.64
1994 3.16 5.56
1995 3.1 5.55
1996 3.04 5.47
1997 2.92 5.4
1998 2.84 5.3
1999 2.85 5.23
2000 2.87 5.16
2001 2.83 5.1
2002 2.76 5.06
2003 2.7 5.01
2004 2.64 4.96
2005 2.57 4.94
2006 2.51 4.93
2007 2.51 4.96
2008 2.55 4.91
2009 2.57 4.84
2010 2.56 4.77
2011 2.53 4.72
2012 2.5 4.66
2013 2.47 4.58
2014 2.45 4.49
2015 2.43 4.35
2016 2.41 4.2
2017 2.4 4.07
2018 2.4 3.98
2019 2.37 3.9
2020 2.33 3.83
2021 2.29 3.76
2022 2.27 3.7
2023 2.24 3.64

Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Sao Tome
1960 15.7 24.2
1961 15.6 24.3
1962 15.5 24.1
1963 15.4 23.5
1964 15.3 22.4
1965 15.3 21
1966 15.3 19.5
1967 15.4 18.5
1968 15.5 17.7
1969 15.6 17.2
1970 15.8 16.9
1971 16 16.9
1972 16.2 17
1973 16.4 17
1974 16.5 17.1
1975 16.8 17.1
1976 17 17.1
1977 17.2 17.2
1978 17.4 17.2
1979 17.6 17.3
1980 17.8 17.3
1981 18 17.4
1982 18.3 17.4
1983 18.5 17.4
1984 18.7 17.4
1985 18.9 17.4
1986 19.1 17.4
1987 19.3 17.4
1988 19.5 17.4
1989 19.7 17.4
1990 19.9 17.4
1991 20.1 17.3
1992 20.3 17.3
1993 20.5 17.2
1994 20.7 17.2
1995 20.9 17.3
1996 21.1 17.3
1997 21.4 17.4
1998 21.6 17.5
1999 21.9 17.7
2000 22.1 17.9
2001 22.4 18
2002 22.6 18.1
2003 22.9 18.3
2004 23.1 18.4
2005 23.4 18.5
2006 23.7 18.6
2007 24 18.7
2008 24.2 18.7
2009 24.5 18.7
2010 24.7 18.8
2011 25 18.9
2012 25.3 18.9
2013 25.6 18.9
2014 25.9 18.9
2015 26.2 19
2016 26.5 19
2017 26.8 19.1
2018 27.1 19.3
2019 27.4 19.4
2020 27.7 19.5
2021 28 19.7
2022 28.3 19.9
2023 28.7 20.1
2024 29 20.3

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Finance

Dominican Republic Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Dominican Republic Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.51%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
94.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,717 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
18.5%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Sao Tome
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
93.8%
2022
English speaking
0.15%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
91%
2024
61.5%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Sao Tome
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
808 mi
2018

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