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East Timor vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 155th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Sao Tome
Population
1433311
244055
Population rank 152/197 176/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 180/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

East Timor and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
East Timor 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 $128,210,142 $119,297,933
1991 $147,713,000 $107,484,143
1992 $187,891,500 $94,861,781
1993 $216,914,400 $125,742,229
1994 $239,040,500 $131,338,415
1995 $262,819,900 $103,695,237
1996 $306,956,900 $135,188,166
1997 $319,972,700 $91,920,274
1998 $325,729,800 $72,285,404
1999 $225,357,600 $77,302,212
2000 $366,924,300 $76,198,395
2001 $477,443,500 $75,951,133
2002 $469,455,500 $85,171,074
2003 $490,439,100 $102,085,769
2004 $440,772,000 $114,582,284
2005 $462,268,000 $136,450,662
2006 $453,792,400 $142,775,104
2007 $542,795,400 $149,146,919
2008 $648,523,600 $188,021,165
2009 $726,937,800 $200,668,065
2010 $881,909,300 $190,021,192
2011 $1,042,534,600 $226,455,001
2012 $1,160,555,000 $229,371,348
2013 $1,395,727,400 $267,041,748
2014 $1,447,535,200 $293,119,143
2015 $1,590,282,400 $259,999,643
2016 $1,640,464,600 $292,267,272
2017 $1,584,878,400 $322,002,845
2018 $1,555,988,614 $383,717,328
2019 $2,032,550,389 $412,976,083
2020 $2,162,619,241 $471,229,485
2021 $3,624,889,673 $524,402,456
2022 $3,208,593,982 $540,809,499
2023 $2,079,916,909 $678,976,265
2024 $1,881,265,333 $764,274,043

East Timor and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
East Timor 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 $168.6 $970
1991 $189.8 $855
1992 $235.1 $740
1993 $264.1 $964
1994 $283.1 $990
1995 $303 $769
1996 $344 $987
1997 $349 $662
1998 $346 $514
1999 $270 $543
2000 $492 $529
2001 $588 $519
2002 $534 $568
2003 $535 $664
2004 $474 $727
2005 $487 $844
2006 $465 $862
2007 $540 $879
2008 $628 $1,082
2009 $687 $1,128
2010 $813 $1,045
2011 $939 $1,220
2012 $1,023 $1,211
2013 $1,205 $1,383
2014 $1,225 $1,490
2015 $1,320 $1,298
2016 $1,336 $1,435
2017 $1,266 $1,556
2018 $1,219 $1,826
2019 $1,562 $1,935
2020 $1,631 $2,167
2021 $2,685 $2,363
2022 $2,343 $2,390
2023 $1,503 $2,941
2024 $1,343 $3,245

East Timor vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Sao Tome
1950 29.2 39.1
1951 29.5 39.1
1952 29.8 39.1
1953 30.1 39.1
1954 30.4 39.2
1955 30.7 39.3
1956 31 39.5
1957 31.3 40.1
1958 31.7 41
1959 32 42.1
1960 32.4 43.6
1961 32.8 45.2
1962 33.2 46.8
1963 33.7 48.4
1964 34.1 49.7
1965 34.7 51.1
1966 35.2 52.3
1967 35.7 53.4
1968 36.2 54.5
1969 36.8 55.4
1970 37.4 56.3
1971 37.9 57
1972 38.4 57.4
1973 39 57.9
1974 36.5 58.3
1975 24.3 58.6
1976 25.9 58.8
1977 24.9 59
1978 22.9 59.1
1979 24.2 59.3
1980 30.2 59.4
1981 31.2 59.4
1982 32.2 59.5
1983 32.7 59.7
1984 34.5 59.9
1985 34.3 60.1
1986 34.8 57.6
1987 36 60.7
1988 36 60.8
1989 44.8 59.7
1990 45.2 60.7
1991 45.1 60.8
1992 46.2 60.7
1993 47 60.6
1994 47.9 60.6
1995 47.5 60.5
1996 48.3 60.6
1997 49 60.6
1998 48.6 60.8
1999 45.2 61
2000 58.1 61.2
2001 58.8 61.5
2002 59.5 61.8
2003 60.1 62.2
2004 60.7 62.6
2005 61.3 62.4
2006 61.9 63
2007 62.4 63.3
2008 62.9 63.4
2009 63.3 63.7
2010 63.7 63.9
2011 64 64.1
2012 64.4 64.5
2013 64.7 64.9
2014 65 65.5
2015 65.3 66
2016 65.6 66.6
2017 65.9 67.1
2018 66.2 67.6
2019 66.5 68
2020 66.9 68
2021 66.2 68
2022 67.4 69.2
2023 67.7 69.7
2024 67.9 69.9
2025 68.1 70.1

East Timor and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
East Timor Sao Tome
1960 468,118 68,012
1961 475,291 68,707
1962 482,774 69,403
1963 490,564 70,112
1964 498,659 70,865
1965 507,034 71,680
1966 515,696 72,576
1967 524,648 73,596
1968 533,875 74,765
1969 543,356 76,083
1970 553,069 77,626
1971 562,966 79,330
1972 572,962 81,041
1973 582,855 82,798
1974 590,827 84,672
1975 598,158 86,708
1976 607,620 88,922
1977 618,315 91,301
1978 628,775 93,794
1979 638,719 96,252
1980 649,871 98,544
1981 660,493 100,615
1982 669,149 102,508
1983 677,707 104,380
1984 686,777 106,394
1985 696,665 108,658
1986 707,185 111,150
1987 718,476 113,919
1988 730,745 116,939
1989 744,856 119,979
1990 760,345 122,980
1991 778,278 125,697
1992 799,318 128,110
1993 821,437 130,467
1994 844,493 132,732
1995 868,146 134,895
1996 892,282 136,962
1997 917,184 138,922
1998 942,530 140,751
1999 834,697 142,442
2000 745,088 144,018
2001 812,249 146,375
2002 879,159 149,922
2003 916,878 153,814
2004 929,074 157,705
2005 948,311 161,639
2006 976,597 165,638
2007 1,004,889 169,700
2008 1,032,429 173,793
2009 1,058,782 177,853
2010 1,084,679 181,802
2011 1,110,207 185,649
2012 1,134,885 189,439
2013 1,158,695 193,148
2014 1,181,903 196,767
2015 1,205,131 200,291
2016 1,228,312 203,689
2017 1,251,703 206,970
2018 1,275,959 210,187
2019 1,300,945 213,392
2020 1,326,053 217,435
2021 1,350,139 221,961
2022 1,369,295 226,305
2023 1,384,286 230,871
2024 1,400,638 235,536

Fertility rates in East Timor and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
East Timor

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Sao Tome
1960 6.32 6.24
1961 6.27 6.26
1962 6.22 6.28
1963 6.16 6.31
1964 6.08 6.33
1965 6.01 6.35
1966 5.93 6.37
1967 5.86 6.39
1968 5.79 6.42
1969 5.72 6.44
1970 5.66 6.47
1971 5.58 6.49
1972 5.49 6.51
1973 5.39 6.53
1974 5.29 6.53
1975 5.19 6.53
1976 5.12 6.52
1977 5.09 6.5
1978 5.09 6.47
1979 5.14 6.43
1980 5.22 6.39
1981 5.53 6.33
1982 5.56 6.28
1983 5.59 6.22
1984 5.61 6.16
1985 5.65 6.1
1986 5.67 6.05
1987 5.68 5.99
1988 5.72 5.94
1989 5.76 5.88
1990 5.81 5.83
1991 5.84 5.77
1992 5.87 5.7
1993 5.88 5.64
1994 5.91 5.56
1995 5.94 5.55
1996 5.94 5.47
1997 5.96 5.4
1998 5.96 5.3
1999 5.97 5.23
2000 5.93 5.16
2001 5.92 5.1
2002 5.9 5.06
2003 5.85 5.01
2004 5.74 4.96
2005 5.61 4.94
2006 5.47 4.93
2007 5.33 4.96
2008 5.17 4.91
2009 4.99 4.84
2010 4.82 4.77
2011 4.61 4.72
2012 4.4 4.66
2013 4.21 4.58
2014 4 4.49
2015 3.78 4.35
2016 3.58 4.2
2017 3.4 4.07
2018 3.24 3.98
2019 3.12 3.9
2020 3.01 3.83
2021 2.89 3.76
2022 2.8 3.7
2023 2.71 3.64

East Timor and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
East Timor Sao Tome
1960 19.3 24.2
1961 19.4 24.3
1962 19.5 24.1
1963 19.6 23.5
1964 19.8 22.4
1965 19.9 21
1966 20 19.5
1967 20.2 18.5
1968 20.3 17.7
1969 20.4 17.2
1970 20.5 16.9
1971 20.4 16.9
1972 20.4 17
1973 20.4 17
1974 20.3 17.1
1975 20.4 17.1
1976 20.6 17.1
1977 20.7 17.2
1978 20.9 17.2
1979 21.1 17.3
1980 21.1 17.3
1981 20.9 17.4
1982 20.5 17.4
1983 20.3 17.4
1984 20 17.4
1985 19.8 17.4
1986 19.7 17.4
1987 19.5 17.4
1988 19.3 17.4
1989 19.1 17.4
1990 19 17.4
1991 19 17.3
1992 19 17.3
1993 19 17.2
1994 18.9 17.2
1995 18.9 17.3
1996 18.8 17.3
1997 18.8 17.4
1998 18.7 17.5
1999 18.7 17.7
2000 18.6 17.9
2001 18.6 18
2002 18.6 18.1
2003 18.6 18.3
2004 18.7 18.4
2005 18.7 18.5
2006 18.7 18.6
2007 18.7 18.7
2008 18.7 18.7
2009 18.8 18.7
2010 18.9 18.8
2011 19 18.9
2012 19.2 18.9
2013 19.3 18.9
2014 19.5 18.9
2015 19.7 19
2016 20 19
2017 20.3 19.1
2018 20.6 19.3
2019 20.9 19.4
2020 21.2 19.5
2021 21.4 19.7
2022 21.7 19.9
2023 22.1 20.1
2024 22.4 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
73.2%
2018

Energy

East Timor Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

East Timor Sao Tome
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
93.8%
2022
English speaking
9%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
34%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

East Timor Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Sao Tome
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
808 mi
2018

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