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Greece vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Greece has a population of 10.4M (ranked 94/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Greece's land area is 49,769 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 95th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Greece Sao Tome
Population
10276140
244055
Population rank 95/197 176/197
GDP
$257B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 54/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$24,752
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 49/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$44,074
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$388B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
142.2%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,349
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 16/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,372
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
49,769 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.32
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
47.3 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Greece and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Greece and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Greece

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Greece Sao Tome
1960 $4,274,890,307 -
1961 $4,892,397,431 -
1962 $5,140,542,929 -
1963 $5,813,285,627 -
1964 $6,576,906,345 -
1965 $7,582,209,670 -
1966 $8,472,021,467 -
1967 $9,146,592,856 -
1968 $9,950,331,206 -
1969 $11,454,106,327 -
1970 $12,957,113,636 $37,211,826
1971 $14,388,806,818 $37,288,845
1972 $16,650,659,091 $41,430,257
1973 $22,037,019,563 $56,011,245
1974 $24,998,715,909 $57,817,591
1975 $28,129,128,587 $60,101,710
1976 $30,719,552,239 $52,039,421
1977 $35,673,080,481 $49,207,692
1978 $43,654,480,519 $55,044,563
1979 $53,724,121,435 $65,755,928
1980 $56,039,256,595 $81,662,231
1981 $51,618,456,335 $83,499,264
1982 $53,858,346,939 $80,307,763
1983 $48,741,397,059 $75,110,289
1984 $47,352,146,312 $78,213,796
1985 $47,155,741,426 $82,733,069
1986 $55,595,445,472 $115,928,907
1987 $64,739,630,096 $115,952,925
1988 $75,200,610,137 $99,000,764
1989 $78,067,933,277 $98,545,367
1990 $96,529,587,274 $119,297,933
1991 $103,680,863,713 $107,484,143
1992 $114,608,178,405 $94,861,781
1993 $107,295,704,518 $125,742,229
1994 $114,980,063,202 $131,338,415
1995 $134,974,613,914 $103,695,237
1996 $142,502,984,145 $135,188,166
1997 $138,766,067,640 $91,920,274
1998 $139,612,812,176 $72,285,404
1999 $137,131,371,955 $77,302,212
2000 $125,760,166,225 $76,198,395
2001 $132,050,474,720 $75,951,133
2002 $150,253,800,086 $85,171,074
2003 $196,930,509,813 $102,085,769
2004 $234,979,615,898 $114,582,284
2005 $242,315,668,619 $136,450,662
2006 $269,073,415,334 $142,775,104
2007 $314,226,996,944 $149,146,919
2008 $351,121,399,546 $188,021,165
2009 $326,829,054,686 $200,668,065
2010 $296,417,644,404 $190,021,192
2011 $283,228,079,776 $226,455,001
2012 $238,841,140,018 $229,371,348
2013 $236,556,279,641 $267,041,748
2014 $233,911,581,521 $293,119,143
2015 $194,567,373,678 $259,999,643
2016 $193,097,239,006 $292,267,272
2017 $200,381,103,984 $322,002,845
2018 $213,298,873,494 $383,717,328
2019 $207,305,649,887 $412,976,083
2020 $191,362,985,555 $471,229,485
2021 $218,303,801,895 $524,402,456
2022 $218,880,566,444 $540,809,499
2023 $243,498,333,238 $678,976,265
2024 $257,144,811,302 $764,274,043

Greece and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Greece

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Greece Sao Tome
1960 $513 -
1961 $583 -
1962 $608 -
1963 $686 -
1964 $773 -
1965 $887 -
1966 $984 -
1967 $1,053 -
1968 $1,138 -
1969 $1,306 -
1970 $1,474 $479
1971 $1,629 $470
1972 $1,873 $511
1973 $2,468 $676
1974 $2,789 $683
1975 $3,109 $693
1976 $3,343 $585
1977 $3,832 $539
1978 $4,629 $587
1979 $5,627 $683
1980 $5,812 $829
1981 $5,305 $830
1982 $5,502 $783
1983 $4,950 $720
1984 $4,785 $735
1985 $4,747 $761
1986 $5,578 $1,043
1987 $6,474 $1,018
1988 $7,492 $847
1989 $7,738 $821
1990 $9,467 $970
1991 $10,047 $855
1992 $11,021 $740
1993 $10,257 $964
1994 $10,937 $990
1995 $12,779 $769
1996 $13,433 $987
1997 $13,016 $662
1998 $13,023 $514
1999 $12,743 $543
2000 $11,638 $529
2001 $12,157 $519
2002 $13,782 $568
2003 $18,021 $664
2004 $21,449 $727
2005 $22,054 $844
2006 $24,416 $862
2007 $28,441 $879
2008 $31,696 $1,082
2009 $29,425 $1,128
2010 $26,653 $1,045
2011 $25,505 $1,220
2012 $21,624 $1,211
2013 $21,573 $1,383
2014 $21,475 $1,490
2015 $17,981 $1,298
2016 $17,919 $1,435
2017 $18,632 $1,556
2018 $19,873 $1,826
2019 $19,335 $1,935
2020 $17,887 $2,167
2021 $20,655 $2,363
2022 $20,972 $2,390
2023 $23,401 $2,941
2024 $24,752 $3,245

Greece vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Greece

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Greece Sao Tome
1950 66.2 39.1
1951 66.7 39.1
1952 67.3 39.1
1953 67.5 39.1
1954 68 39.2
1955 68.6 39.3
1956 68.1 39.5
1957 68.4 40.1
1958 69.7 41
1959 69.6 42.1
1960 70.5 43.6
1961 70.4 45.2
1962 70.3 46.8
1963 70.6 48.4
1964 70.5 49.7
1965 71.5 51.1
1966 71.9 52.3
1967 71.4 53.4
1968 71.5 54.5
1969 72.1 55.4
1970 72.7 56.3
1971 72.9 57
1972 72.7 57.4
1973 73 57.9
1974 73.5 58.3
1975 73.5 58.6
1976 73.7 58.8
1977 73.8 59
1978 74.4 59.1
1979 74.7 59.3
1980 74.5 59.4
1981 74.9 59.4
1982 75.2 59.5
1983 75.5 59.7
1984 75.8 59.9
1985 76.1 60.1
1986 76.5 57.6
1987 76.1 60.7
1988 77 60.8
1989 77.1 59.7
1990 77.3 60.7
1991 77.4 60.8
1992 77.3 60.7
1993 77.7 60.6
1994 77.9 60.6
1995 77.9 60.5
1996 78 60.6
1997 78.4 60.6
1998 78.3 60.8
1999 78.4 61
2000 78.4 61.2
2001 78.9 61.5
2002 79 61.8
2003 79.1 62.2
2004 79.4 62.6
2005 79.7 62.4
2006 79.8 63
2007 79.7 63.3
2008 80.1 63.4
2009 80.4 63.7
2010 80.6 63.9
2011 80.6 64.1
2012 80.4 64.5
2013 81.1 64.9
2014 81.1 65.5
2015 80.8 66
2016 81.3 66.6
2017 81 67.1
2018 81.5 67.6
2019 81.3 68
2020 81.5 68
2021 80.5 68
2022 79.9 69.2
2023 81.9 69.7
2024 82 69.9
2025 82.2 70.1

Greece and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Greece

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Greece Sao Tome
1960 8,331,725 68,012
1961 8,398,050 68,707
1962 8,448,233 69,403
1963 8,479,625 70,112
1964 8,510,429 70,865
1965 8,550,333 71,680
1966 8,613,651 72,576
1967 8,684,088 73,596
1968 8,740,765 74,765
1969 8,772,764 76,083
1970 8,792,806 77,626
1971 8,831,036 79,330
1972 8,888,628 81,041
1973 8,929,086 82,798
1974 8,962,022 84,672
1975 9,046,541 86,708
1976 9,188,150 88,922
1977 9,308,479 91,301
1978 9,429,959 93,794
1979 9,548,258 96,252
1980 9,642,505 98,544
1981 9,729,350 100,615
1982 9,789,513 102,508
1983 9,846,627 104,380
1984 9,895,801 106,394
1985 9,934,300 108,658
1986 9,967,213 111,150
1987 10,000,595 113,919
1988 10,036,983 116,939
1989 10,089,498 119,979
1990 10,196,792 122,980
1991 10,319,927 125,697
1992 10,399,061 128,110
1993 10,460,415 130,467
1994 10,512,922 132,732
1995 10,562,153 134,895
1996 10,608,800 136,962
1997 10,661,259 138,922
1998 10,720,509 140,751
1999 10,761,698 142,442
2000 10,805,808 144,018
2001 10,862,132 146,375
2002 10,902,022 149,922
2003 10,928,070 153,814
2004 10,955,141 157,705
2005 10,987,314 161,639
2006 11,020,362 165,638
2007 11,048,473 169,700
2008 11,077,841 173,793
2009 11,107,017 177,853
2010 11,121,341 181,802
2011 11,104,899 185,649
2012 11,045,011 189,439
2013 10,965,211 193,148
2014 10,892,413 196,767
2015 10,820,883 200,291
2016 10,775,971 203,689
2017 10,754,679 206,970
2018 10,732,882 210,187
2019 10,721,582 213,392
2020 10,698,599 217,435
2021 10,569,207 221,961
2022 10,436,882 226,305
2023 10,405,588 230,871
2024 10,388,805 235,536

Fertility rates in Greece and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Greece

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Greece Sao Tome
1960 2.23 6.24
1961 2.13 6.26
1962 2.16 6.28
1963 2.14 6.31
1964 2.24 6.33
1965 2.25 6.35
1966 2.32 6.37
1967 2.45 6.39
1968 2.42 6.42
1969 2.36 6.44
1970 2.4 6.47
1971 2.32 6.49
1972 2.32 6.51
1973 2.27 6.53
1974 2.38 6.53
1975 2.33 6.53
1976 2.35 6.52
1977 2.27 6.5
1978 2.28 6.47
1979 2.26 6.43
1980 2.23 6.39
1981 2.09 6.33
1982 2.03 6.28
1983 1.94 6.22
1984 1.83 6.16
1985 1.67 6.1
1986 1.6 6.05
1987 1.5 5.99
1988 1.5 5.94
1989 1.4 5.88
1990 1.39 5.83
1991 1.37 5.77
1992 1.36 5.7
1993 1.32 5.64
1994 1.33 5.56
1995 1.28 5.55
1996 1.26 5.47
1997 1.27 5.4
1998 1.24 5.3
1999 1.23 5.23
2000 1.25 5.16
2001 1.25 5.1
2002 1.28 5.06
2003 1.29 5.01
2004 1.31 4.96
2005 1.34 4.94
2006 1.4 4.93
2007 1.41 4.96
2008 1.5 4.91
2009 1.5 4.84
2010 1.48 4.77
2011 1.4 4.72
2012 1.34 4.66
2013 1.29 4.58
2014 1.3 4.49
2015 1.33 4.35
2016 1.38 4.2
2017 1.35 4.07
2018 1.35 3.98
2019 1.34 3.9
2020 1.39 3.83
2021 1.43 3.76
2022 1.32 3.7
2023 1.32 3.64

Greece and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Greece

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Greece Sao Tome
1960 28.5 24.2
1961 29 24.3
1962 29.3 24.1
1963 29.4 23.5
1964 29.4 22.4
1965 31 21
1966 30.9 19.5
1967 31.1 18.5
1968 31.3 17.7
1969 31.6 17.2
1970 33.2 16.9
1971 32.9 16.9
1972 33 17
1973 33.3 17
1974 33.6 17.1
1975 33.8 17.1
1976 33.8 17.1
1977 33.9 17.2
1978 33.9 17.2
1979 34 17.3
1980 33.8 17.3
1981 33.7 17.4
1982 33.9 17.4
1983 34.1 17.4
1984 34.3 17.4
1985 34.5 17.4
1986 34.8 17.4
1987 35.1 17.4
1988 35.4 17.4
1989 35.7 17.4
1990 36 17.4
1991 36.3 17.3
1992 36.5 17.3
1993 36.6 17.2
1994 36.8 17.2
1995 37 17.3
1996 37.2 17.3
1997 37.4 17.4
1998 37.6 17.5
1999 37.8 17.7
2000 38 17.9
2001 38.2 18
2002 38.5 18.1
2003 38.8 18.3
2004 39.1 18.4
2005 39.4 18.5
2006 39.7 18.6
2007 40.1 18.7
2008 40.5 18.7
2009 40.9 18.7
2010 41.4 18.8
2011 41.8 18.9
2012 42.2 18.9
2013 42.7 18.9
2014 43.2 18.9
2015 43.7 19
2016 44.1 19
2017 44.4 19.1
2018 44.7 19.3
2019 45 19.4
2020 45.3 19.5
2021 45.9 19.7
2022 46.4 19.9
2023 46.7 20.1
2024 47.3 20.3

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Finance

Greece Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$239B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.9%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.38%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
147,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.48%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
68%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.6
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26%
2023
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of billionaires
16
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
143
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$83.2B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$15.2B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$561M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,406,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
10.5%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
88.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Greece Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,875 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
51.7 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.97 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
79.1%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.5%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12.2%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,694 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
40.6%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.1%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Greece Sao Tome
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-122,772
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
81%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.4
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
86
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.84
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.3
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.9%
2009
93.8%
2022
English speaking
51%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
86.3%
2024
61.5%
2023

Health

Greece Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,768
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$593
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
6.37
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
31 years
2023
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.8%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.81 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Greece Sao Tome
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
4,791 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,742 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,065 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
72,700 mi
2018
808 mi
2018

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