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Finland vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 70th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Sao Tome
Population
5643254
244055
Population rank 118/197 176/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 48/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 12/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Finland and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Finland and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Finland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Finland Sao Tome
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 -
1967 $9,468,272,357 -
1968 $8,916,565,041 -
1969 $10,177,524,839 -
1970 $11,358,529,162 $37,211,826
1971 $12,528,522,307 $37,288,845
1972 $14,744,499,570 $41,430,257
1973 $19,474,098,335 $56,011,245
1974 $24,851,036,710 $57,817,591
1975 $29,475,251,333 $60,101,710
1976 $31,852,352,670 $52,039,421
1977 $33,502,784,418 $49,207,692
1978 $36,259,392,058 $55,044,563
1979 $44,469,218,440 $65,755,928
1980 $53,649,984,061 $81,662,231
1981 $52,440,066,134 $83,499,264
1982 $52,784,013,815 $80,307,763
1983 $50,956,447,481 $75,110,289
1984 $52,870,993,273 $78,213,796
1985 $55,856,676,899 $82,733,069
1986 $73,511,611,541 $115,928,907
1987 $91,564,993,913 $115,952,925
1988 $109,039,090,263 $99,000,764
1989 $118,991,270,611 $98,545,367
1990 $141,446,120,355 $119,297,933
1991 $127,794,441,994 $107,484,143
1992 $112,537,828,511 $94,861,781
1993 $89,112,105,756 $125,742,229
1994 $103,182,697,780 $131,338,415
1995 $134,060,457,516 $103,695,237
1996 $131,991,975,149 $135,188,166
1997 $126,862,902,302 $91,920,274
1998 $133,990,876,725 $72,285,404
1999 $135,234,241,918 $77,302,212
2000 $125,967,821,111 $76,198,395
2001 $129,519,672,869 $75,951,133
2002 $140,360,963,812 $85,171,074
2003 $171,612,867,736 $102,085,769
2004 $197,458,297,640 $114,582,284
2005 $204,859,368,791 $136,450,662
2006 $217,044,068,234 $142,775,104
2007 $256,360,251,538 $149,146,919
2008 $285,698,662,071 $188,021,165
2009 $253,480,783,439 $200,668,065
2010 $249,429,613,683 $190,021,192
2011 $275,126,915,516 $226,455,001
2012 $257,443,384,493 $229,371,348
2013 $270,268,036,626 $267,041,748
2014 $273,478,528,955 $293,119,143
2015 $233,210,733,506 $259,999,643
2016 $238,777,818,793 $292,267,272
2017 $253,846,138,440 $322,002,845
2018 $273,869,255,596 $383,717,328
2019 $267,014,821,129 $412,976,083
2020 $270,000,311,606 $471,229,485
2021 $294,223,210,496 $524,402,456
2022 $280,253,099,309 $540,809,499
2023 $294,950,618,733 $678,976,265
2024 $299,835,625,551 $764,274,043

Finland and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Finland Sao Tome
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 -
1967 $2,056 -
1968 $1,927 -
1969 $2,201 -
1970 $2,466 $479
1971 $2,716 $470
1972 $3,178 $511
1973 $4,174 $676
1974 $5,298 $683
1975 $6,256 $693
1976 $6,740 $585
1977 $7,070 $539
1978 $7,629 $587
1979 $9,333 $683
1980 $11,225 $829
1981 $10,925 $830
1982 $10,935 $783
1983 $10,494 $720
1984 $10,830 $735
1985 $11,394 $761
1986 $14,947 $1,043
1987 $18,565 $1,018
1988 $22,044 $847
1989 $23,969 $821
1990 $28,366 $970
1991 $25,489 $855
1992 $22,320 $740
1993 $17,589 $964
1994 $20,278 $990
1995 $26,246 $769
1996 $25,757 $987
1997 $24,682 $662
1998 $26,000 $514
1999 $26,180 $543
2000 $24,336 $529
2001 $24,965 $519
2002 $26,989 $568
2003 $32,920 $664
2004 $37,768 $727
2005 $39,050 $844
2006 $41,214 $862
2007 $48,473 $879
2008 $53,769 $1,082
2009 $47,478 $1,128
2010 $46,506 $1,045
2011 $51,060 $1,220
2012 $47,552 $1,211
2013 $49,691 $1,383
2014 $50,074 $1,490
2015 $42,560 $1,298
2016 $43,451 $1,435
2017 $46,085 $1,556
2018 $49,654 $1,826
2019 $48,358 $1,935
2020 $48,829 $2,167
2021 $53,099 $2,363
2022 $50,441 $2,390
2023 $52,822 $2,941
2024 $53,189 $3,245

Finland vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Sao Tome
1950 64.2 39.1
1951 65.6 39.1
1952 66.5 39.1
1953 66.6 39.1
1954 67.5 39.2
1955 67.3 39.3
1956 68 39.5
1957 67.5 40.1
1958 68.6 41
1959 68.8 42.1
1960 69 43.6
1961 69 45.2
1962 68.7 46.8
1963 69.2 48.4
1964 69.4 49.7
1965 69.1 51.1
1966 69.6 52.3
1967 69.8 53.4
1968 69.8 54.5
1969 69.6 55.4
1970 70.3 56.3
1971 70.1 57
1972 70.9 57.4
1973 71.4 57.9
1974 71.3 58.3
1975 71.8 58.6
1976 72 58.8
1977 72.5 59
1978 73.1 59.1
1979 73.4 59.3
1980 73.6 59.4
1981 74 59.4
1982 74.5 59.5
1983 74.4 59.7
1984 74.7 59.9
1985 74.4 60.1
1986 74.8 57.6
1987 74.8 60.7
1988 74.8 60.8
1989 75 59.7
1990 75 60.7
1991 75.4 60.8
1992 75.6 60.7
1993 75.9 60.6
1994 76.6 60.6
1995 76.6 60.5
1996 76.9 60.6
1997 77.1 60.6
1998 77.3 60.8
1999 77.5 61
2000 77.7 61.2
2001 78.1 61.5
2002 78.3 61.8
2003 78.5 62.2
2004 78.8 62.6
2005 79 62.4
2006 79.4 63
2007 79.4 63.3
2008 79.7 63.4
2009 79.8 63.7
2010 80 63.9
2011 80.4 64.1
2012 80.5 64.5
2013 80.9 64.9
2014 81.1 65.5
2015 81.4 66
2016 81.3 66.6
2017 81.5 67.1
2018 81.6 67.6
2019 81.9 68
2020 81.8 68
2021 81.8 68
2022 81.2 69.2
2023 81.9 69.7
2024 82.1 69.9
2025 82.2 70.1

Finland and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Finland Sao Tome
1960 4,429,634 68,012
1961 4,461,005 68,707
1962 4,491,443 69,403
1963 4,523,309 70,112
1964 4,548,543 70,865
1965 4,563,732 71,680
1966 4,580,869 72,576
1967 4,605,744 73,596
1968 4,626,469 74,765
1969 4,623,785 76,083
1970 4,606,307 77,626
1971 4,612,124 79,330
1972 4,639,657 81,041
1973 4,666,081 82,798
1974 4,690,574 84,672
1975 4,711,440 86,708
1976 4,725,664 88,922
1977 4,738,902 91,301
1978 4,752,528 93,794
1979 4,764,690 96,252
1980 4,779,535 98,544
1981 4,799,964 100,615
1982 4,826,933 102,508
1983 4,855,787 104,380
1984 4,881,803 106,394
1985 4,902,206 108,658
1986 4,918,154 111,150
1987 4,932,123 113,919
1988 4,946,481 116,939
1989 4,964,371 119,979
1990 4,986,431 122,980
1991 5,013,740 125,697
1992 5,041,992 128,110
1993 5,066,447 130,467
1994 5,088,333 132,732
1995 5,107,790 134,895
1996 5,124,573 136,962
1997 5,139,835 138,922
1998 5,153,498 140,751
1999 5,165,474 142,442
2000 5,176,209 144,018
2001 5,188,008 146,375
2002 5,200,598 149,922
2003 5,213,014 153,814
2004 5,228,172 157,705
2005 5,246,096 161,639
2006 5,266,268 165,638
2007 5,288,720 169,700
2008 5,313,399 173,793
2009 5,338,871 177,853
2010 5,363,352 181,802
2011 5,388,272 185,649
2012 5,413,971 189,439
2013 5,438,972 193,148
2014 5,461,512 196,767
2015 5,479,531 200,291
2016 5,495,303 203,689
2017 5,508,214 206,970
2018 5,515,525 210,187
2019 5,521,606 213,392
2020 5,529,543 217,435
2021 5,541,017 221,961
2022 5,556,106 226,305
2023 5,583,911 230,871
2024 5,637,214 235,536

Fertility rates in Finland and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Finland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Finland Sao Tome
1960 2.72 6.24
1961 2.72 6.26
1962 2.68 6.28
1963 2.68 6.31
1964 2.59 6.33
1965 2.48 6.35
1966 2.41 6.37
1967 2.32 6.39
1968 2.14 6.42
1969 1.93 6.44
1970 1.83 6.47
1971 1.68 6.49
1972 1.58 6.51
1973 1.49 6.53
1974 1.61 6.53
1975 1.68 6.53
1976 1.7 6.52
1977 1.68 6.5
1978 1.64 6.47
1979 1.64 6.43
1980 1.63 6.39
1981 1.64 6.33
1982 1.71 6.28
1983 1.74 6.22
1984 1.69 6.16
1985 1.64 6.1
1986 1.6 6.05
1987 1.59 5.99
1988 1.69 5.94
1989 1.71 5.88
1990 1.78 5.83
1991 1.79 5.77
1992 1.85 5.7
1993 1.81 5.64
1994 1.85 5.56
1995 1.81 5.55
1996 1.78 5.47
1997 1.75 5.4
1998 1.7 5.3
1999 1.73 5.23
2000 1.73 5.16
2001 1.73 5.1
2002 1.72 5.06
2003 1.76 5.01
2004 1.8 4.96
2005 1.8 4.94
2006 1.84 4.93
2007 1.83 4.96
2008 1.85 4.91
2009 1.86 4.84
2010 1.87 4.77
2011 1.83 4.72
2012 1.8 4.66
2013 1.75 4.58
2014 1.71 4.49
2015 1.65 4.35
2016 1.57 4.2
2017 1.49 4.07
2018 1.41 3.98
2019 1.35 3.9
2020 1.37 3.83
2021 1.46 3.76
2022 1.32 3.7
2023 1.26 3.64

Finland and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Finland Sao Tome
1960 28.4 24.2
1961 28.4 24.3
1962 28.5 24.1
1963 28.5 23.5
1964 28.6 22.4
1965 28.7 21
1966 28.8 19.5
1967 28.9 18.5
1968 29 17.7
1969 29.3 17.2
1970 29.6 16.9
1971 29.9 16.9
1972 30.1 17
1973 30.2 17
1974 30.4 17.1
1975 30.7 17.1
1976 31.2 17.1
1977 31.7 17.2
1978 32.1 17.2
1979 32.4 17.3
1980 32.8 17.3
1981 33.2 17.4
1982 33.5 17.4
1983 33.9 17.4
1984 34.3 17.4
1985 34.7 17.4
1986 35.1 17.4
1987 35.4 17.4
1988 35.8 17.4
1989 36.1 17.4
1990 36.4 17.4
1991 36.7 17.3
1992 37 17.3
1993 37.2 17.2
1994 37.5 17.2
1995 37.8 17.3
1996 38.1 17.3
1997 38.4 17.4
1998 38.7 17.5
1999 39 17.7
2000 39.4 17.9
2001 39.7 18
2002 40 18.1
2003 40.3 18.3
2004 40.6 18.4
2005 40.9 18.5
2006 41.2 18.6
2007 41.4 18.7
2008 41.6 18.7
2009 41.8 18.7
2010 41.9 18.8
2011 42.1 18.9
2012 42.2 18.9
2013 42.3 18.9
2014 42.4 18.9
2015 42.5 19
2016 42.6 19
2017 42.7 19.1
2018 42.8 19.3
2019 43 19.4
2020 43.2 19.5
2021 43.3 19.7
2022 43.5 19.9
2023 43.8 20.1
2024 44 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
77
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of billionaires
7
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Finland Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Finland Sao Tome
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
93.8%
2022
English speaking
70.2%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Finland Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$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
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Finland Sao Tome
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
808 mi
2018

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