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Germany vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Germany has a population of 83.5M (ranked 19/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Germany's land area is 134,916 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 63rd vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Germany ranks 3/197 ($4.66T) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Germany ranks 18/197 ($55,800), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Germany Sao Tome
Population
83039665
244055
Population rank 19/197 176/197
GDP
$4.66T
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 3/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$55,800
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 18/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,300
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$2.98T
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.4%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$35,650
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 21/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$39,481
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
134,916 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
619 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Germany and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Germany and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Germany

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Germany Sao Tome
1960 $84,619,845,881 -
1961 $96,558,204,043 -
1962 $105,895,435,234 -
1963 $112,232,503,744 -
1964 $123,330,404,665 -
1965 $134,774,688,191 -
1966 $143,304,275,684 -
1967 $145,100,667,773 -
1968 $156,527,292,653 -
1969 $177,733,486,326 -
1970 $216,629,229,947 $37,211,826
1971 $250,900,942,397 $37,288,845
1972 $300,899,944,795 $41,430,257
1973 $399,833,571,167 $56,011,245
1974 $446,934,971,657 $57,817,591
1975 $492,434,094,920 $60,101,710
1976 $521,658,712,133 $52,039,421
1977 $602,698,323,086 $49,207,692
1978 $743,182,891,918 $55,044,563
1979 $884,574,218,333 $65,755,928
1980 $953,772,499,462 $81,662,231
1981 $803,404,797,058 $83,499,264
1982 $779,421,633,755 $80,307,763
1983 $773,507,930,295 $75,110,289
1984 $727,767,760,979 $78,213,796
1985 $735,218,723,093 $82,733,069
1986 $1,050,092,624,516 $115,928,907
1987 $1,302,932,318,825 $115,952,925
1988 $1,406,367,016,372 $99,000,764
1989 $1,404,092,925,205 $98,545,367
1990 $1,778,162,195,860 $119,297,933
1991 $1,875,792,575,133 $107,484,143
1992 $2,141,377,582,968 $94,861,781
1993 $2,078,954,217,438 $125,742,229
1994 $2,215,282,632,277 $131,338,415
1995 $2,593,053,091,306 $103,695,237
1996 $2,506,576,553,158 $135,188,166
1997 $2,218,790,886,533 $91,920,274
1998 $2,247,760,364,566 $72,285,404
1999 $2,213,873,468,587 $77,302,212
2000 $1,966,980,701,145 $76,198,395
2001 $1,966,381,496,642 $75,951,133
2002 $2,102,350,798,306 $85,171,074
2003 $2,534,715,518,349 $102,085,769
2004 $2,852,317,768,062 $114,582,284
2005 $2,893,393,187,362 $136,450,662
2006 $3,046,308,753,671 $142,775,104
2007 $3,484,056,680,855 $149,146,919
2008 $3,808,786,022,313 $188,021,165
2009 $3,479,800,820,863 $200,668,065
2010 $3,468,154,343,000 $190,021,192
2011 $3,824,828,563,521 $226,455,001
2012 $3,597,896,500,945 $229,371,348
2013 $3,808,086,291,482 $267,041,748
2014 $3,965,800,686,310 $293,119,143
2015 $3,423,568,450,957 $259,999,643
2016 $3,537,784,107,981 $292,267,272
2017 $3,763,092,263,753 $322,002,845
2018 $4,052,008,447,224 $383,717,328
2019 $3,957,208,055,216 $412,976,083
2020 $3,940,142,541,354 $471,229,485
2021 $4,348,297,440,388 $524,402,456
2022 $4,163,596,357,879 $540,809,499
2023 $4,525,703,903,628 $678,976,265
2024 $4,659,929,336,891 $764,274,043

Germany and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Germany

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Germany Sao Tome
1960 $1,162 -
1961 $1,316 -
1962 $1,431 -
1963 $1,502 -
1964 $1,637 -
1965 $1,774 -
1966 $1,871 -
1967 $1,886 -
1968 $2,025 -
1969 $2,281 -
1970 $2,771 $479
1971 $3,204 $470
1972 $3,824 $511
1973 $5,065 $676
1974 $5,660 $683
1975 $6,259 $693
1976 $6,659 $585
1977 $7,711 $539
1978 $9,517 $587
1979 $11,322 $683
1980 $12,183 $829
1981 $10,246 $830
1982 $9,950 $783
1983 $9,900 $720
1984 $9,347 $735
1985 $9,464 $761
1986 $13,511 $1,043
1987 $16,739 $1,018
1988 $17,997 $847
1989 $17,829 $821
1990 $22,386 $970
1991 $23,443 $855
1992 $26,560 $740
1993 $25,617 $964
1994 $27,202 $990
1995 $31,747 $769
1996 $30,600 $987
1997 $27,047 $662
1998 $27,396 $514
1999 $26,965 $543
2000 $23,926 $529
2001 $23,878 $519
2002 $25,487 $568
2003 $30,711 $664
2004 $34,567 $727
2005 $35,084 $844
2006 $36,980 $862
2007 $42,351 $879
2008 $46,386 $1,082
2009 $42,487 $1,128
2010 $42,410 $1,045
2011 $47,647 $1,220
2012 $44,736 $1,211
2013 $47,220 $1,383
2014 $48,971 $1,490
2015 $41,911 $1,298
2016 $42,961 $1,435
2017 $45,527 $1,556
2018 $48,875 $1,826
2019 $47,624 $1,935
2020 $47,380 $2,167
2021 $52,266 $2,363
2022 $49,686 $2,390
2023 $53,940 $2,941
2024 $55,800 $3,245

Germany vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Germany

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Germany Sao Tome
1950 66.8 39.1
1951 67.1 39.1
1952 67.5 39.1
1953 67.8 39.1
1954 68.1 39.2
1955 68.3 39.3
1956 68.6 39.5
1957 68.5 40.1
1958 69.2 41
1959 69.3 42.1
1960 69.3 43.6
1961 69.8 45.2
1962 70 46.8
1963 70.1 48.4
1964 70.6 49.7
1965 70.6 51.1
1966 70.7 52.3
1967 71 53.4
1968 70.6 54.5
1969 70.5 55.4
1970 70.7 56.3
1971 70.9 57
1972 71.1 57.4
1973 71.4 57.9
1974 71.7 58.3
1975 71.5 58.6
1976 72 58.8
1977 72.6 59
1978 72.6 59.1
1979 72.9 59.3
1980 73.1 59.4
1981 73.3 59.4
1982 73.6 59.5
1983 73.9 59.7
1984 74.4 59.9
1985 74.5 60.1
1986 74.7 57.6
1987 75.1 60.7
1988 75.3 60.8
1989 75.5 59.7
1990 75.3 60.7
1991 75.6 60.8
1992 76 60.7
1993 76.1 60.6
1994 76.4 60.6
1995 76.6 60.5
1996 76.8 60.6
1997 77.2 60.6
1998 77.6 60.8
1999 77.8 61
2000 78.1 61.2
2001 78.4 61.5
2002 78.5 61.8
2003 78.5 62.2
2004 79.1 62.6
2005 79.3 62.4
2006 79.6 63
2007 79.7 63.3
2008 79.8 63.4
2009 79.9 63.7
2010 80.1 63.9
2011 80.4 64.1
2012 80.5 64.5
2013 80.5 64.9
2014 80.9 65.5
2015 80.6 66
2016 80.8 66.6
2017 80.9 67.1
2018 80.9 67.6
2019 81.2 68
2020 81 68
2021 81.1 68
2022 80.6 69.2
2023 81.4 69.7
2024 81.5 69.9
2025 81.7 70.1

Germany and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Germany

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Germany Sao Tome
1960 72,814,900 68,012
1961 73,377,632 68,707
1962 74,025,784 69,403
1963 74,714,353 70,112
1964 75,318,337 70,865
1965 75,963,695 71,680
1966 76,600,311 72,576
1967 76,951,336 73,596
1968 77,294,314 74,765
1969 77,909,682 76,083
1970 78,169,289 77,626
1971 78,312,842 79,330
1972 78,688,452 81,041
1973 78,936,666 82,798
1974 78,967,433 84,672
1975 78,673,554 86,708
1976 78,336,950 88,922
1977 78,159,814 91,301
1978 78,091,820 93,794
1979 78,126,350 96,252
1980 78,288,576 98,544
1981 78,407,907 100,615
1982 78,333,366 102,508
1983 78,128,282 104,380
1984 77,858,685 106,394
1985 77,684,873 108,658
1986 77,720,436 111,150
1987 77,839,920 113,919
1988 78,144,619 116,939
1989 78,751,283 119,979
1990 79,433,029 122,980
1991 80,013,896 125,697
1992 80,624,598 128,110
1993 81,156,363 130,467
1994 81,438,348 132,732
1995 81,678,051 134,895
1996 81,914,831 136,962
1997 82,034,771 138,922
1998 82,047,195 140,751
1999 82,100,243 142,442
2000 82,211,508 144,018
2001 82,349,925 146,375
2002 82,488,495 149,922
2003 82,534,176 153,814
2004 82,516,260 157,705
2005 82,469,422 161,639
2006 82,376,451 165,638
2007 82,266,372 169,700
2008 82,110,097 173,793
2009 81,902,307 177,853
2010 81,776,930 181,802
2011 80,274,983 185,649
2012 80,425,823 189,439
2013 80,645,605 193,148
2014 80,982,500 196,767
2015 81,686,611 200,291
2016 82,348,669 203,689
2017 82,657,002 206,970
2018 82,905,782 210,187
2019 83,092,962 213,392
2020 83,160,871 217,435
2021 83,196,078 221,961
2022 83,797,985 226,305
2023 83,901,923 230,871
2024 83,510,950 235,536

Fertility rates in Germany and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Germany

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Germany Sao Tome
1960 2.37 6.24
1961 2.45 6.26
1962 2.44 6.28
1963 2.51 6.31
1964 2.54 6.33
1965 2.5 6.35
1966 2.53 6.37
1967 2.48 6.39
1968 2.38 6.42
1969 2.21 6.44
1970 2.03 6.47
1971 1.92 6.49
1972 1.71 6.51
1973 1.54 6.53
1974 1.51 6.53
1975 1.45 6.53
1976 1.45 6.52
1977 1.4 6.5
1978 1.38 6.47
1979 1.38 6.43
1980 1.44 6.39
1981 1.43 6.33
1982 1.41 6.28
1983 1.33 6.22
1984 1.29 6.16
1985 1.37 6.1
1986 1.43 6.05
1987 1.43 5.99
1988 1.46 5.94
1989 1.42 5.88
1990 1.45 5.83
1991 1.33 5.77
1992 1.29 5.7
1993 1.28 5.64
1994 1.24 5.56
1995 1.25 5.55
1996 1.3 5.47
1997 1.35 5.4
1998 1.36 5.3
1999 1.36 5.23
2000 1.38 5.16
2001 1.35 5.1
2002 1.34 5.06
2003 1.34 5.01
2004 1.36 4.96
2005 1.34 4.94
2006 1.33 4.93
2007 1.37 4.96
2008 1.38 4.91
2009 1.36 4.84
2010 1.39 4.77
2011 1.39 4.72
2012 1.41 4.66
2013 1.42 4.58
2014 1.47 4.49
2015 1.5 4.35
2016 1.6 4.2
2017 1.57 4.07
2018 1.57 3.98
2019 1.54 3.9
2020 1.53 3.83
2021 1.58 3.76
2022 1.46 3.7
2023 1.39 3.64

Germany and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Germany

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Germany Sao Tome
1960 34.7 24.2
1961 34.7 24.3
1962 34.7 24.1
1963 34.6 23.5
1964 34.5 22.4
1965 34.4 21
1966 34.4 19.5
1967 34.3 18.5
1968 34.2 17.7
1969 34.1 17.2
1970 34.3 16.9
1971 34.4 16.9
1972 34.6 17
1973 34.7 17
1974 35 17.1
1975 35.5 17.1
1976 35.8 17.1
1977 36.1 17.2
1978 36.3 17.2
1979 36.4 17.3
1980 36.5 17.3
1981 36.5 17.4
1982 36.6 17.4
1983 36.7 17.4
1984 37 17.4
1985 37.1 17.4
1986 37.2 17.4
1987 37.4 17.4
1988 37.6 17.4
1989 37.6 17.4
1990 37.6 17.4
1991 37.7 17.3
1992 37.8 17.3
1993 37.9 17.2
1994 38.1 17.2
1995 38.4 17.3
1996 38.6 17.3
1997 38.9 17.4
1998 39.3 17.5
1999 39.7 17.7
2000 40 17.9
2001 40.4 18
2002 40.8 18.1
2003 41.2 18.3
2004 41.6 18.4
2005 42 18.5
2006 42.5 18.6
2007 43.1 18.7
2008 43.5 18.7
2009 43.9 18.7
2010 44.2 18.8
2011 44.6 18.9
2012 45.1 18.9
2013 45.5 18.9
2014 45.7 18.9
2015 45.7 19
2016 45.7 19
2017 45.8 19.1
2018 45.8 19.3
2019 45.8 19.4
2020 45.8 19.5
2021 45.9 19.7
2022 46 19.9
2023 46.2 20.1
2024 46.3 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Germany Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$4.59T
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.9%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.52%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
183,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.95%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.37%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
63.9%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.8%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.6
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2020
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires
2,820,819
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
4.14%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
171
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
435
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.04T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$378B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$21.2B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,449,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
3.47%
2019
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Germany Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,907 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
583 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.95 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
77.6%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
17.6%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
70.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,904 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
39.8%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.95%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
1.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Germany Sao Tome
% of world population
1.03%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,954
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.45 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
91.1
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
93
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.8
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
93.8%
2022
English speaking
56.3%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
93.5%
2024
61.5%
2023

Health

Germany Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,233
2023
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$703
2023
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
29.8 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
3.7
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
21%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.8%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
76
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.3%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.8 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Germany Sao Tome
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
1,616 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
64,039 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
44,089 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
515,738 mi
2022
808 mi
2018

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