Guinea-Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

Guinea-Bissau has a population of 2.2M (ranked 146/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Guinea-Bissau's land area is 10,857 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 139th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP

Guinea-Bissau

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP
	Guinea-Bissau	Sao Tome
1970	$204,670,551	$37,211,826
1971	$204,167,297	$37,288,845
1972	$227,986,203	$41,430,257
1973	$232,331,281	$56,011,245
1974	$256,769,730	$57,817,591
1975	$283,311,997	$60,101,710
1976	$292,152,321	$52,039,421
1977	$298,871,675	$49,207,692
1978	$318,876,550	$55,044,563
1979	$308,143,183	$65,755,928
1980	$287,648,258	$81,662,231
1981	$402,230,865	$83,499,264
1982	$430,284,022	$80,307,763
1983	$425,225,177	$75,110,289
1984	$359,980,491	$78,213,796
1985	$373,959,151	$82,733,069
1986	$338,524,233	$115,928,907
1987	$451,893,375	$115,952,925
1988	$427,514,322	$99,000,764
1989	$554,072,303	$98,545,367
1990	$634,187,269	$119,297,933
1991	$668,470,891	$107,484,143
1992	$588,309,271	$94,861,781
1993	$615,779,519	$125,742,229
1994	$612,502,085	$131,338,415
1995	$660,195,402	$103,695,237
1996	$702,965,148	$135,188,166
1997	$698,107,222	$91,920,274
1998	$591,034,143	$72,285,404
1999	$579,365,780	$77,302,212
2000	$391,345,597	$76,198,395
2001	$412,610,872	$75,951,133
2002	$466,773,711	$85,171,074
2003	$553,614,800	$102,085,769
2004	$582,169,841	$114,582,284
2005	$639,776,041	$136,450,662
2006	$634,781,901	$142,775,104
2007	$753,162,998	$149,146,919
2008	$952,667,544	$188,021,165
2009	$890,167,833	$200,668,065
2010	$940,112,539	$190,021,192
2011	$1,157,074,319	$226,455,001
2012	$1,049,412,177	$229,371,348
2013	$1,109,682,824	$267,041,748
2014	$1,135,250,721	$293,119,143
2015	$1,152,384,167	$259,999,643
2016	$1,245,074,264	$292,267,272
2017	$1,469,978,606	$322,002,845
2018	$1,554,133,594	$383,717,328
2019	$1,588,767,976	$412,976,083
2020	$1,683,619,352	$471,229,485
2021	$1,878,659,687	$524,402,456
2022	$1,839,048,748	$540,809,499
2023	$2,077,816,135	$678,976,265
2024	$2,119,865,935	$764,274,043

Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita

Guinea-Bissau

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Guinea-Bissau	Sao Tome
1970	$350	$479
1971	$348	$470
1972	$389	$511
1973	$392	$676
1974	$419	$683
1975	$435	$693
1976	$421	$585
1977	$403	$539
1978	$403	$587
1979	$376	$683
1980	$347	$829
1981	$477	$830
1982	$503	$783
1983	$489	$720
1984	$407	$735
1985	$417	$761
1986	$371	$1,043
1987	$488	$1,018
1988	$454	$847
1989	$578	$821
1990	$651	$970
1991	$672	$855
1992	$574	$740
1993	$582	$964
1994	$561	$990
1995	$589	$769
1996	$615	$987
1997	$599	$662
1998	$498	$514
1999	$479	$543
2000	$317	$529
2001	$327	$519
2002	$362	$568
2003	$420	$664
2004	$431	$727
2005	$463	$844
2006	$449	$862
2007	$519	$879
2008	$640	$1,082
2009	$583	$1,128
2010	$600	$1,045
2011	$720	$1,220
2012	$635	$1,211
2013	$654	$1,383
2014	$652	$1,490
2015	$645	$1,298
2016	$680	$1,435
2017	$783	$1,556
2018	$809	$1,826
2019	$807	$1,935
2020	$836	$2,167
2021	$912	$2,363
2022	$873	$2,390
2023	$965	$2,941
2024	$963	$3,245

Guinea-Bissau vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Guinea-Bissau

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Guinea-Bissau	Sao Tome
1950	35.7	39.1
1951	35.9	39.1
1952	36.1	39.1
1953	36.3	39.1
1954	36.4	39.2
1955	36.6	39.3
1956	36.8	39.5
1957	37	40.1
1958	37.1	41
1959	37.3	42.1
1960	37.6	43.6
1961	37.8	45.2
1962	38	46.8
1963	35.6	48.4
1964	35.8	49.7
1965	35.9	51.1
1966	36.1	52.3
1967	36.3	53.4
1968	36.7	54.5
1969	37	55.4
1970	37.3	56.3
1971	37.5	57
1972	37.8	57.4
1973	38.2	57.9
1974	41.6	58.3
1975	41.9	58.6
1976	42.3	58.8
1977	42.6	59
1978	42.9	59.1
1979	43.2	59.3
1980	43.6	59.4
1981	43.9	59.4
1982	44.3	59.5
1983	44.6	59.7
1984	44.9	59.9
1985	45.3	60.1
1986	45.5	57.6
1987	45.8	60.7
1988	46.3	60.8
1989	46.6	59.7
1990	46.9	60.7
1991	47.2	60.8
1992	47.5	60.7
1993	47.8	60.6
1994	47.8	60.6
1995	48.5	60.5
1996	48.8	60.6
1997	48	60.6
1998	48.1	60.8
1999	48.5	61
2000	50.6	61.2
2001	51.1	61.5
2002	51.6	61.8
2003	52.2	62.2
2004	52.8	62.6
2005	52.9	62.4
2006	54.1	63
2007	54.9	63.3
2008	55.3	63.4
2009	56.3	63.7
2010	57	63.9
2011	57.7	64.1
2012	58.3	64.5
2013	58.9	64.9
2014	59.5	65.5
2015	60.1	66
2016	60.6	66.6
2017	61.1	67.1
2018	61.7	67.6
2019	62.2	68
2020	61.3	68
2021	61.7	68
2022	63.6	69.2
2023	64.1	69.7
2024	64.3	69.9
2025	64.4	70.1

Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population

Guinea-Bissau

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Population
	Guinea-Bissau	Sao Tome
1960	577,633	68,012
1961	582,532	68,707
1962	589,474	69,403
1963	594,418	70,112
1964	588,543	70,865
1965	575,005	71,680
1966	566,908	72,576
1967	569,011	73,596
1968	578,170	74,765
1969	581,610	76,083
1970	584,403	77,626
1971	586,221	79,330
1972	586,620	81,041
1973	592,808	82,798
1974	613,338	84,672
1975	650,966	86,708
1976	694,191	88,922
1977	741,789	91,301
1978	791,694	93,794
1979	819,867	96,252
1980	829,303	98,544
1981	842,432	100,615
1982	855,891	102,508
1983	869,592	104,380
1984	883,519	106,394
1985	897,697	108,658
1986	912,126	111,150
1987	926,862	113,919
1988	942,061	116,939
1989	957,789	119,979
1990	973,669	122,980
1991	994,639	125,697
1992	1,024,356	128,110
1993	1,058,745	130,467
1994	1,092,031	132,732
1995	1,119,949	134,895
1996	1,143,535	136,962
1997	1,165,545	138,922
1998	1,187,473	140,751
1999	1,210,206	142,442
2000	1,234,741	144,018
2001	1,261,273	146,375
2002	1,289,307	149,922
2003	1,318,806	153,814
2004	1,349,563	157,705
2005	1,381,585	161,639
2006	1,415,303	165,638
2007	1,450,986	169,700
2008	1,488,054	173,793
2009	1,526,377	177,853
2010	1,566,347	181,802
2011	1,608,076	185,649
2012	1,651,417	189,439
2013	1,695,973	193,148
2014	1,741,122	196,767
2015	1,786,457	200,291
2016	1,831,893	203,689
2017	1,877,072	206,970
2018	1,922,168	210,187
2019	1,967,696	213,392
2020	2,013,255	217,435
2021	2,058,841	221,961
2022	2,105,529	226,305
2023	2,153,339	230,871
2024	2,201,352	235,536

Fertility rates in Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate

Guinea-Bissau

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Guinea-Bissau	Sao Tome
1960	5.92	6.24
1961	5.93	6.26
1962	5.94	6.28
1963	5.95	6.31
1964	5.96	6.33
1965	5.97	6.35
1966	5.98	6.37
1967	5.99	6.39
1968	6.01	6.42
1969	6.02	6.44
1970	6.04	6.47
1971	6.06	6.49
1972	6.08	6.51
1973	6.1	6.53
1974	6.12	6.53
1975	6.15	6.53
1976	6.19	6.52
1977	6.25	6.5
1978	6.32	6.47
1979	6.4	6.43
1980	6.49	6.39
1981	6.57	6.33
1982	6.64	6.28
1983	6.69	6.22
1984	6.73	6.16
1985	6.74	6.1
1986	6.73	6.05
1987	6.72	5.99
1988	6.69	5.94
1989	6.66	5.88
1990	6.5	5.83
1991	6.47	5.77
1992	6.44	5.7
1993	6.37	5.64
1994	6.3	5.56
1995	6.22	5.55
1996	6.14	5.47
1997	6.06	5.4
1998	5.97	5.3
1999	5.87	5.23
2000	5.79	5.16
2001	5.69	5.1
2002	5.63	5.06
2003	5.58	5.01
2004	5.5	4.96
2005	5.46	4.94
2006	5.41	4.93
2007	5.37	4.96
2008	5.27	4.91
2009	5.18	4.84
2010	5.11	4.77
2011	5.07	4.72
2012	5	4.66
2013	4.93	4.58
2014	4.79	4.49
2015	4.66	4.35
2016	4.52	4.2
2017	4.35	4.07
2018	4.24	3.98
2019	4.15	3.9
2020	4.08	3.83
2021	4	3.76
2022	3.91	3.7
2023	3.84	3.64

Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age

Guinea-Bissau

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Guinea-Bissau	Sao Tome
1960	22.9	24.2
1961	22.9	24.3
1962	22.6	24.1
1963	22.3	23.5
1964	21.7	22.4
1965	20.7	21
1966	19.9	19.5
1967	19.6	18.5
1968	19.5	17.7
1969	19.3	17.2
1970	19.1	16.9
1971	19	16.9
1972	18.8	17
1973	18.9	17
1974	18.9	17.1
1975	18.8	17.1
1976	18.5	17.1
1977	18.2	17.2
1978	17.8	17.2
1979	17.6	17.3
1980	17.7	17.3
1981	17.6	17.4
1982	17.5	17.4
1983	17.3	17.4
1984	17.2	17.4
1985	17.2	17.4
1986	17.1	17.4
1987	17.1	17.4
1988	17	17.4
1989	17	17.4
1990	17.1	17.4
1991	17.1	17.3
1992	17.1	17.3
1993	17.1	17.2
1994	17.1	17.2
1995	17.2	17.3
1996	17.2	17.3
1997	17.3	17.4
1998	17.3	17.5
1999	17.4	17.7
2000	17.4	17.9
2001	17.5	18
2002	17.6	18.1
2003	17.6	18.3
2004	17.7	18.4
2005	17.8	18.5
2006	17.9	18.6
2007	17.9	18.7
2008	18	18.7
2009	18.1	18.7
2010	18.2	18.8
2011	18.3	18.9
2012	18.3	18.9
2013	18.4	18.9
2014	18.5	18.9
2015	18.6	19
2016	18.8	19
2017	18.9	19.1
2018	19.1	19.3
2019	19.2	19.4
2020	19.4	19.5
2021	19.6	19.7
2022	19.8	19.9
2023	19.9	20.1
2024	20.2	20.3

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