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Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Guinea has a population of 14.8M (ranked 75/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Guinea's land area is 94,873 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 77th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea Sao Tome
Population
15374667
244055
Population rank 75/197 176/197
GDP
$25.3B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 117/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$1,717
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 161/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,579
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$12.1B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.6%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$821
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 147/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,703
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
94,873 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.22
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
19.2 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Guinea

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Guinea Sao Tome
1970 $3,220,224,608 $37,211,826
1971 $3,594,302,908 $37,288,845
1972 $4,203,069,035 $41,430,257
1973 $5,152,080,388 $56,011,245
1974 $5,691,417,541 $57,817,591
1975 $6,102,769,605 $60,101,710
1976 $6,762,781,871 $52,039,421
1977 $6,914,381,291 $49,207,692
1978 $8,087,305,999 $55,044,563
1979 $8,877,094,497 $65,755,928
1980 $9,746,524,915 $81,662,231
1981 $9,646,440,667 $83,499,264
1982 $11,926,032,493 $80,307,763
1983 $15,129,893,722 $75,110,289
1984 $18,421,497,251 $78,213,796
1985 $22,787,644,566 $82,733,069
1986 $2,909,130,355 $115,928,907
1987 $2,976,714,019 $115,952,925
1988 $3,476,480,303 $99,000,764
1989 $3,546,079,263 $98,545,367
1990 $3,888,320,666 $119,297,933
1991 $4,396,178,694 $107,484,143
1992 $4,789,220,417 $94,861,781
1993 $4,781,166,117 $125,742,229
1994 $4,932,800,407 $131,338,415
1995 $5,385,704,166 $103,695,237
1996 $5,641,243,100 $135,188,166
1997 $5,516,916,163 $91,920,274
1998 $5,232,118,046 $72,285,404
1999 $5,046,806,783 $77,302,212
2000 $4,367,458,867 $76,198,395
2001 $4,125,527,603 $75,951,133
2002 $4,301,608,753 $85,171,074
2003 $5,025,167,975 $102,085,769
2004 $5,300,767,961 $114,582,284
2005 $4,282,468,637 $136,450,662
2006 $4,220,019,845 $142,775,104
2007 $6,281,918,226 $149,146,919
2008 $6,964,179,983 $188,021,165
2009 $6,716,905,340 $200,668,065
2010 $6,853,467,146 $190,021,192
2011 $6,785,137,203 $226,455,001
2012 $7,638,044,557 $229,371,348
2013 $8,376,613,539 $267,041,748
2014 $8,778,473,373 $293,119,143
2015 $8,794,201,743 $259,999,643
2016 $8,595,955,222 $292,267,272
2017 $10,324,668,271 $322,002,845
2018 $11,857,030,367 $383,717,328
2019 $13,442,861,496 $412,976,083
2020 $14,088,693,743 $471,229,485
2021 $17,069,115,738 $524,402,456
2022 $19,910,452,542 $540,809,499
2023 $22,407,615,556 $678,976,265
2024 $25,334,307,879 $764,274,043

Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Guinea Sao Tome
1970 $753 $479
1971 $825 $470
1972 $948 $511
1973 $1,143 $676
1974 $1,243 $683
1975 $1,311 $693
1976 $1,431 $585
1977 $1,440 $539
1978 $1,658 $587
1979 $1,790 $683
1980 $1,931 $829
1981 $1,876 $830
1982 $2,273 $783
1983 $2,823 $720
1984 $3,362 $735
1985 $4,062 $761
1986 $506 $1,043
1987 $505 $1,018
1988 $574 $847
1989 $570 $821
1990 $604 $970
1991 $656 $855
1992 $693 $740
1993 $671 $964
1994 $672 $990
1995 $713 $769
1996 $726 $987
1997 $696 $662
1998 $647 $514
1999 $611 $543
2000 $518 $529
2001 $483 $519
2002 $496 $568
2003 $566 $664
2004 $585 $727
2005 $463 $844
2006 $447 $862
2007 $650 $879
2008 $704 $1,082
2009 $662 $1,128
2010 $659 $1,045
2011 $637 $1,220
2012 $699 $1,211
2013 $748 $1,383
2014 $765 $1,490
2015 $747 $1,298
2016 $712 $1,435
2017 $834 $1,556
2018 $933 $1,826
2019 $1,031 $1,935
2020 $1,054 $2,167
2021 $1,245 $2,363
2022 $1,417 $2,390
2023 $1,555 $2,941
2024 $1,717 $3,245

Guinea vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea Sao Tome
1950 35.6 39.1
1951 35.6 39.1
1952 35.7 39.1
1953 35.8 39.1
1954 35.9 39.2
1955 36 39.3
1956 36.1 39.5
1957 36.2 40.1
1958 36.4 41
1959 36.5 42.1
1960 36.6 43.6
1961 36.8 45.2
1962 37 46.8
1963 37.2 48.4
1964 37.4 49.7
1965 37.7 51.1
1966 38 52.3
1967 38.2 53.4
1968 38.5 54.5
1969 38.8 55.4
1970 39.1 56.3
1971 39.4 57
1972 39.7 57.4
1973 39.9 57.9
1974 40.2 58.3
1975 40.6 58.6
1976 41 58.8
1977 41.4 59
1978 41.9 59.1
1979 42.3 59.3
1980 42.8 59.4
1981 43.3 59.4
1982 43.9 59.5
1983 44.2 59.7
1984 44.9 59.9
1985 45.3 60.1
1986 45.7 57.6
1987 46.1 60.7
1988 46.5 60.8
1989 46.9 59.7
1990 47.3 60.7
1991 47.8 60.8
1992 48.3 60.7
1993 48.8 60.6
1994 49.2 60.6
1995 49.8 60.5
1996 50.5 60.6
1997 51.1 60.6
1998 51.6 60.8
1999 52 61
2000 52.4 61.2
2001 52.7 61.5
2002 53.2 61.8
2003 53.6 62.2
2004 54 62.6
2005 54.4 62.4
2006 54.9 63
2007 55.2 63.3
2008 55.7 63.4
2009 56.1 63.7
2010 56.4 63.9
2011 56.8 64.1
2012 57.1 64.5
2013 57.5 64.9
2014 57.6 65.5
2015 57.9 66
2016 58.5 66.6
2017 58.7 67.1
2018 59 67.6
2019 59.4 68
2020 59.3 68
2021 59.4 68
2022 60.4 69.2
2023 60.7 69.7
2024 60.9 69.9
2025 61.1 70.1

Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Guinea Sao Tome
1960 3,556,749 68,012
1961 3,619,551 68,707
1962 3,684,273 69,403
1963 3,750,954 70,112
1964 3,819,722 70,865
1965 3,890,716 71,680
1966 3,964,155 72,576
1967 4,040,153 73,596
1968 4,118,550 74,765
1969 4,198,300 76,083
1970 4,277,535 77,626
1971 4,355,200 79,330
1972 4,431,292 81,041
1973 4,506,324 82,798
1974 4,580,510 84,672
1975 4,653,876 86,708
1976 4,727,022 88,922
1977 4,801,128 91,301
1978 4,877,854 93,794
1979 4,959,283 96,252
1980 5,047,419 98,544
1981 5,143,288 100,615
1982 5,247,672 102,508
1983 5,359,814 104,380
1984 5,480,096 106,394
1985 5,610,373 108,658
1986 5,750,668 111,150
1987 5,900,198 113,919
1988 6,056,574 116,939
1989 6,215,811 119,979
1990 6,434,374 122,980
1991 6,697,166 125,697
1992 6,914,366 128,110
1993 7,128,177 130,467
1994 7,345,107 132,732
1995 7,553,249 134,895
1996 7,770,035 136,962
1997 7,931,370 138,922
1998 8,081,990 140,751
1999 8,265,123 142,442
2000 8,428,832 144,018
2001 8,539,960 146,375
2002 8,674,066 149,922
2003 8,870,781 153,814
2004 9,062,726 157,705
2005 9,245,844 161,639
2006 9,441,171 165,638
2007 9,662,281 169,700
2008 9,898,870 173,793
2009 10,143,534 177,853
2010 10,396,086 181,802
2011 10,656,810 185,649
2012 10,921,581 189,439
2013 11,191,873 193,148
2014 11,472,924 196,767
2015 11,767,070 200,291
2016 12,073,030 203,689
2017 12,385,659 206,970
2018 12,704,774 210,187
2019 13,034,346 213,392
2020 13,371,183 217,435
2021 13,710,513 221,961
2022 14,055,137 226,305
2023 14,405,468 230,871
2024 14,754,785 235,536

Fertility rates in Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Guinea

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Guinea Sao Tome
1960 6.11 6.24
1961 6.13 6.26
1962 6.14 6.28
1963 6.15 6.31
1964 6.17 6.33
1965 6.18 6.35
1966 6.19 6.37
1967 6.2 6.39
1968 6.21 6.42
1969 6.23 6.44
1970 6.24 6.47
1971 6.26 6.49
1972 6.28 6.51
1973 6.31 6.53
1974 6.34 6.53
1975 6.37 6.53
1976 6.4 6.52
1977 6.43 6.5
1978 6.44 6.47
1979 6.45 6.43
1980 6.46 6.39
1981 6.46 6.33
1982 6.49 6.28
1983 6.49 6.22
1984 6.51 6.16
1985 6.53 6.1
1986 6.55 6.05
1987 6.57 5.99
1988 6.56 5.94
1989 6.55 5.88
1990 6.52 5.83
1991 6.48 5.77
1992 6.45 5.7
1993 6.41 5.64
1994 6.36 5.56
1995 6.29 5.55
1996 6.21 5.47
1997 6.12 5.4
1998 6.05 5.3
1999 5.99 5.23
2000 5.92 5.16
2001 5.83 5.1
2002 5.78 5.06
2003 5.74 5.01
2004 5.73 4.96
2005 5.73 4.94
2006 5.7 4.93
2007 5.66 4.96
2008 5.6 4.91
2009 5.53 4.84
2010 5.44 4.77
2011 5.34 4.72
2012 5.23 4.66
2013 5.15 4.58
2014 5.07 4.49
2015 5 4.35
2016 4.92 4.2
2017 4.79 4.07
2018 4.67 3.98
2019 4.58 3.9
2020 4.49 3.83
2021 4.4 3.76
2022 4.3 3.7
2023 4.22 3.64

Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Guinea

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Guinea Sao Tome
1960 20.6 24.2
1961 20.5 24.3
1962 20.4 24.1
1963 20.4 23.5
1964 20.3 22.4
1965 20.2 21
1966 20.1 19.5
1967 20.1 18.5
1968 20 17.7
1969 20 17.2
1970 19.9 16.9
1971 19.8 16.9
1972 19.8 17
1973 19.7 17
1974 19.5 17.1
1975 19.4 17.1
1976 19.3 17.1
1977 19.2 17.2
1978 19 17.2
1979 18.9 17.3
1980 18.8 17.3
1981 18.7 17.4
1982 18.6 17.4
1983 18.5 17.4
1984 18.5 17.4
1985 18.4 17.4
1986 18.4 17.4
1987 18.4 17.4
1988 18.4 17.4
1989 18.3 17.4
1990 18.3 17.4
1991 18.3 17.3
1992 18.2 17.3
1993 18.2 17.2
1994 18.1 17.2
1995 18.1 17.3
1996 18 17.3
1997 17.9 17.4
1998 17.7 17.5
1999 17.6 17.7
2000 17.5 17.9
2001 17.3 18
2002 17.2 18.1
2003 17.2 18.3
2004 17.2 18.4
2005 17.2 18.5
2006 17.2 18.6
2007 17.2 18.7
2008 17.3 18.7
2009 17.3 18.7
2010 17.4 18.8
2011 17.5 18.9
2012 17.6 18.9
2013 17.7 18.9
2014 17.8 18.9
2015 18 19
2016 18.1 19
2017 18.2 19.1
2018 18.3 19.3
2019 18.5 19.4
2020 18.6 19.5
2021 18.8 19.7
2022 18.9 19.9
2023 19 20.1
2024 19.2 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$21.7B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.72%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.77%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.02%
2019
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.6
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.1%
2018
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2018
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.89B
2023
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$616M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
99,000
2017
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.01%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
36%
2024
n/a

Energy

Guinea Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.72 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
66.6%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
88.1%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
87.4%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Guinea Sao Tome
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,024
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
38.5%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.7
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
1
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
8.82
2015
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
45.3%
2021
93.8%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
26.5%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Guinea Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$55
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$30.5
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.7%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
494
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
95
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
9.74%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.52 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea Sao Tome
% of world land
0.16%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
6,430 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
69,475 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,433 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
808 mi
2018

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